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What are the laws, if any, which govern the disclosure of campaign advertising expenditures by political parties and candidates?

total countries/territories: 171
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  • Andorra
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Afghanistan
    .......
  • Albania
    ....... Electoral code. Law on political parties There are no laws in this regard
  • Angola
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • American Samoa
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Austria
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Australia
    ....... Australian Electoral Commission Act 1918 FAD. Part XX, Division 1 to Division 5A outlines the governing guidelines and laws related to this. There are no laws in this regard
  • Aruba
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    ....... Election Law of BiH and Law on Political Party Financing There are no laws in this regard
  • Barbados
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Bangladesh
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Burkina Faso
    ....... There are no laws in this regard oui
  • Bulgaria
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Bahrain
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Burundi
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Benin
    ....... There are no laws in this regard YES
  • Bermuda
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Bolivia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Bahamas
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Botswana
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Belarus
    ....... electoral code, law on CCE There are no laws in this regard
  • Belize
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Canada
    There are no laws in this specific regard, however the Canada Elections Act does address the issue of election campaign expenditure more broadly.
  • Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Central African Republic
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Congo (Brazzaville)
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Switzerland
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Côte d'Ivoire
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Cook Islands
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Chile
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Cameroon
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Colombia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Costa Rica
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Cuba
    .......
  • Cape Verde
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Cyprus
    There are no laws in this regard
  • Czech Republic
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Germany
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Djibouti
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Denmark
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Dominica
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Dominican Republic
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Algeria
    ....... The Algerian Election Law There are no laws in this regard
  • Ecuador
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Estonia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Egypt
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Eritrea
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Spain
  • Ethiopia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Fiji
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Grenada
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Georgia
  • French Guiana
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Gambia
    ....... None There are no laws in this regard Yes
  • Guinea
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Guadeloupe
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Guatemala
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Guam
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Guinea-Bissau
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Guyana
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Hong Kong
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Honduras
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Croatia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Hungary
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Indonesia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Ireland
    ....... The Electoral Act 1997, as amended. There are no laws in this regard
  • India
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Iraq
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Iceland
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Jamaica
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Jordan
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Japan
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Cambodia
    .......
  • Kiribati
    The Electoral Commission is not mandated to ask each candidate or party to disclose their financial statement.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    There are no laws in this regard
  • Korea, Republic of
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Cayman Islands
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Kazakhstan
  • Lebanon
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Saint Lucia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Liechtenstein
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Sri Lanka
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Liberia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard yes
  • Lesotho
    .......
  • Lithuania
    ....... 1996 Law on Presidential Elections There are no laws in this regard
  • Luxembourg
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Latvia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard b:
  • Morocco
    ....... The Moroccan Election Law. There are no laws in this regard
  • Moldova, Republic of
    ....... Electoral Code, 2001. There are no laws in this regard
  • Montenegro
    Law on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns, Art 13: A political entity shall submit to the Agency and publish the prices and possible discount granted for media advertising of the election campaign.
  • Madagascar
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Marshall Islands
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
    ....... law on election of MP's There are no laws in this regard
  • Mali
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Martinique
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Mauritania
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Malta
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Mauritius
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Maldives
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Malawi
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Malaysia
    ....... Elections Offences Act 1954 There are no laws in this regard
  • Mozambique
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Namibia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • New Caledonia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Niger
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X pour le moment
  • Nigeria
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Nicaragua
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Netherlands
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Norway
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Nepal
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Niue
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • New Zealand
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Panama
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Peru
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • French Polynesia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Papua New Guinea
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Philippines
    ....... OEC, RA 7166 There are no laws in this regard
  • Pakistan
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Poland
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Puerto Rico
    .......
  • Palestine
    ....... Articles from the Electoral Law There are no laws in this regard
  • Palau
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Paraguay
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Réunion
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Romania
    ....... There are no laws in this regard b:
  • Russian Federation
    ....... X There are no laws in this regard
  • Rwanda
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Solomon Islands
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Sudan
    ....... Law to stop bad acts There are no laws in this regard
  • Sweden
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Singapore
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Saint Helena
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Slovenia
    ....... Elections Campaign Act There are no laws in this regard
  • Slovakia
    ....... presidential election act, art. 19. presidential election act, art. 19. There are no laws in this regard
  • Sierra Leone
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • San Marino
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Senegal
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X pour le moment
  • Somalia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Sao Tome and Principe
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • El Salvador
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Swaziland
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Chad
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Togo
    ....... le code electoral There are no laws in this regard
  • Thailand
    .......
  • Tajikistan
  • Timor-Leste
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Tunisia
    ....... Article 45 of The Tunisian Election Law. There are no laws in this regard
  • Turkey
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Tuvalu
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Taiwan
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
    ....... There are no laws in this regard X
  • Ukraine
    ....... parliamentary electoral law and presidential election law There are no laws in this regard
  • Uganda
    ....... There are no laws in this regard x
  • Uruguay
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Venezuela
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Vanuatu
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Wallis and Futuna
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Samoa
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Yemen
    ....... Article 40, Section 4 of the Electoral Law of Yemen 2001. There are no laws in this regard
  • Mayotte
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • South Africa
    .......
  • Zambia
    ....... There are no laws in this regard
  • Zimbabwe
    ....... There are no laws in this regard