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Partidos y candidatos
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Pregunta What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Respuestas
f . Otro
Respuestas Every political party shall not later than 60 days before the date appointed
for a general election, submit to the Commission in the prescribed forms the list of the candidates the Party proposes to sponsor at the elections.
Fuente Electoral Act 2010, art. 31 (1, 2): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Pregunta What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Respuestas
a . Age b . Citizenship h . Minimum level of education j . Otro
Respuestas A person shall be qualified for election as a member of the House of Representatives, if that person is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of 30 years, has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that party.
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 65: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
PC008
Independent candidates
Pregunta Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Respuestas
a . Neither in presidential nor legislative elections
Respuestas No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election.
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 65 (2-b), 131 (c), 221: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
PC012
Public funding of parties
Pregunta Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Respuestas
c . Indirect
Respuestas Although the Constitution enables the National Assembly to provide by law for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions, there is no such provision in the current Electoral Law.
Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free access to the public media.
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 228 (c): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 100 (3, 4, 5, 6): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
PC015
Pregunta What is the basis of the public funding?
Respuestas
g . Not applicable
Respuestas Although the Constitution enables the National Assembly to provide by law for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions, there is no such provision in the current Electoral Law.
Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free access to the public media.
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 228 (c): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 100 (3, 4, 5, 6): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
PC017
Pregunta Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Sí
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 225: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 88: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
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