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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): d. No registration required
Comments: Candidates are only required to announce their participation accompanied by their signatures, their full name, sex, date and place of birth, residence and occupation.
Source: Electoral Code, Art. L154 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
j. Other
Comments: a) 18 years old b) French citizenship j) Full possession of civil and political rights
Source: Electoral Code, Art. L44, LO127 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148456&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: Art. L44: Any Frenchman and any Frenchwoman having the quality of voter can make application and be elected, subject to the cases of incapacity or ineligibility envisaged by the law.
Source: Electoral code, L44; https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148456&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617 Constitution, Art. 7 https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/France_2008?lang=en
Verified: 2020/06/20
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments:
Source: Law 88-227 of 11 March 1988 on the financial transparency of political life, Art. 8, 9; Electoral Code, Art. L52-2, L52-11-1, L167 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
c. Based on current legislative representation
Comments: Allocations are granted in proportion to votes received in the first round of current elections by each party. In addition, candidates having obtained at least 5% of the votes are reimbursed for the cost of printing ballots, posters and flyers.
Source: Electoral Code, Art. L167, L52-4; https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148459&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617 Law 88-227 of 11 March 1988 on the financial transparency of political life, Art. 8, 9
Verified: 2020/06/20
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Art. L52-8 a) A natural person can make a donation to a candidate if they are of French nationality or if they reside in France. Donations made by a duly identified natural person to finance the campaign of one or more candidates during the same elections may not exceed 4,600 euros.
Source: Electoral Code, Art. L52-8; https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148459&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617 Law 88-227 of 11 March 1988 on the financial transparency of political life
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