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What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)? What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)? Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections? Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding? What is the basis of the public funding? Are political parties entitled to private funding?

Independent candidates

Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?

Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?

total countries: 198

Answers	# Countries	% Countries	Country List
a. Neither in presidential nor legislative elections	22	11.1%	Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Latvia, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Peru, Palau, Sweden, Somalia, Suriname, El Salvador, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uruguay, South Africa,
b. In presidential elections	30	15.1%	Angola, Austria, Bulgaria, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Chile, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Estonia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna,
c. In legislative elections (Chamber 1)	69	34.8%	Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, American Samoa, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Cook Islands, Chile, Cuba, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Spain, Fiji, Gabon, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Grenada, Guam, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Morocco, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Nepal, Niue, New Zealand, Panama, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Swaziland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Zambia, Zanzibar,
d. In legislative elections (Chamber 2)	20	10.1%	Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Congo (Brazzaville), Chile, Spain, Gabon, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Nepal, French Polynesia, Slovenia, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Wallis and Futuna,
e. In both presidential and legislative elections	81	40.9%	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bolivia, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Finland, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Micronesia, Federated States of, France, Gabon, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guadeloupe, Greece, Hong Kong, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, Madagascar, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Mongolia, Martinique, Mauritania, Maldives, Niger, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Palestine, Paraguay, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe,
f. No information available	10	5.0%	Andorra, China, Western Sahara, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Norway, Saint Helena, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Viet Nam,
g. Not applicable	1	0.5%	United Arab Emirates,