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total countries/territories: 103
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Albania
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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i)Foundation of commercial or non-commercial legal bodies, exercising profit-making activities, by political parties or their agents is prohibited.
Financial aid from foreign countries granted either by public or private entities is prohibited. Donations must be registered.
The State Audit Department is appointed as the body responsible for financial investigation of political parties.
Source:
Law on political parties, chapter III.
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2002/09/12
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Algeria
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Electoral Law
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2006/05/08
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Argentina
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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Also are prohibited anonymous contributions and from people or institutions indicated by law.
Source:
Article 38 National Constitution, Law No. 25.600 and Decree No. 02 of 04/02/03 from the Electoral National Chamber.
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2021/12/26
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Australia
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Following the end of the financial year the Agent of each registered political party or State branch is required to complete an Annual Return disclosing the totals of the partyâs receipts, payments and debts. More detailed disclosure is required of persons or organisations for whom receipts or debts aggregate to $1,500 or more. With receipts it is only necessary to aggregate individual transactions of $500 or more. Associated entities of political parties are required to lodge with the AEC annual disclosure Returns that are virtually identical in their scope and detail to that of parties. (An associated entity is an organisation which is either controlled by, or operates wholly or mainly for the benefit of, one or more registered political parties.) Parties should provide the AEC with contact details for all associated entities of the party.
Source:
Electoral Act (1918), Part XX
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2002/07/02
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Austria
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j. Not applicable
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2003/06/11
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Azerbaijan
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
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225.6. The maximum limit of the election fund assets of a political party or bloc of political parties shall be determined by multiplying the amount stipulated in Article 225.3 of this Code by the number of nominated or registered candidates.
It is required that parties publish information about election funds in the mass media.
17.2. Financing of political parties by the following persons, including the obtainment of
donations there from, shall be prohibited:
17.2.3. foreign states and foreign legal entities;
17.2.4. foreigners, and persons without citizenship;
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. 225.2, 225.5.1, 225.6, and art. 228:
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf.
Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended by law of 8 May 2012, Art. 17.
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4134/file/Azerbaijan_law_Political_Parties_1992_am2012_en.pdf
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2022/02/06
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Bahamas
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j. Not applicable
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2002/10/03
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Bahrain
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j. Not applicable
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2005/03/30
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Bangladesh
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2006/05/23
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Barbados
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Donville Johnson, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Barbados, Donvillej(a)hotmail.com
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2002/07/09
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Belarus
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j. Not applicable
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Only candidates nominated by political parties can receive funding.
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2002/08/21
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Belgium
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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a) Public disclosure of private dons over 125 euros
i) Funding from legal persons is prohibited
Source:
Law of 4 July 1989 on the limitation and control of election expenses for the election of the Federal Assembly, and the funding and open accounting of political parties, Art. 2, 3, 16 - 21;
Ministry of Interior, Opinion of 18 May 2010 establishing the limits of electoral expenses for the legislative federal elections of 13 June 2010: http://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/fileadmin/user_upload/Elections2011/fr/electeur/reglementation/QM%20810_TABLEAU-DEPENSES%20ELECTORALES-20100512.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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j. Not applicable
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The regulations that the minister may make on this matter according to the law are related to individual candidates.
Source:
Electoral Law: 68.
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2006/04/12
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Benin
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b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
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Seules les dépenses de campagnes électorales font l'objet de publication.
Source:
Voir les articles 84, 85, 86 et 112 de la loi n°2000-18;
Article 20 de la loi n°90-023 du 13 Août 1990.
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2006/11/20
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Election Law, Article 14-15.
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2002/05/07
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Brazil
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of party expenses
g. Electronic reporting of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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Source:
Law on Elections, Law No. 9,504, September 30, 1997, Article 18, 22, 24, 26, 28:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-1997
Law on Political Parties, Law No. 9,096, Article 30-35, 34, 37:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-dos-partidos-politicos/lei-dos-partidos-politicos-lei-nb0-9.096-de-19-de-setembro-de-1995
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2024/10/24
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Bulgaria
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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Raising money from anonymous sources is prohibited.
Source:
Political Parties Act, article 17.
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2002/08/22
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Cameroon
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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It shall be forbidden for any political party to receive subsidies or funding from foreign persons, organizations, powers
and/or States.
Source:
Electoral Code Chapter X section 278: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/07
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Canada
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of party expenses
g. Electronic reporting of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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i) Partial reimbursement of election expenses, allocation of annual subsidies and free broadcasting time.
Source:
Elections Canada
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2006/12/13
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Cape Verde
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Fernando Monteiro, Member of the Electoral Commission, Cape Verde, fam(a)mailcvtelecom.cv
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2002/06/13
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Chile
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Law of Political Parties 18.603, art. 19
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2009/07/05
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Colombia
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Constitución, art. 109
Ley 130 de 1994, art. 18 Estatuto Básico de Partidos y Movimientos Políticos.
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2006/11/15
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Croatia
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i. Other
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The Law requires a pre-election disclosure of the intended expenditures and their sources but does not compel political parties to disclose their financial record after the election.
Source:
Electoral Code, article 33.
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2002/08/23
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Cyprus
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
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Source:
Law of 11 February 2011 regulating political parties;
OSCE Report: http://www.osce.org/el/odihr/elections/Cyprus/83083 (2012)
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2012/04/27
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Czech Republic
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h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Every political party and political movement must submit to the House of Deputies in terms according to law their financial report with figures according to the law. This report is public.
Source:
Act on political parties and political movements no. 424/1991, paragraph 18
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2002/06/26
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Denmark
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
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According to the rules regarding publication of party accounts enacted in 1990, all parties who nominate candidates for the Folketing elections are obliged to deliver to the the Folketing an annual account of their finances providing information about various types of income with reagrd to the central party organization: public support, membership fees, other private donations, interests, contributions from international organizations, collective private organizations, trade unions, occupational organizations, private enterprises, foundations and associations in general. From 1996, the annual account must aslo contain the name of every single private donor who on an annual basis has donated more that DKr. 20,000 to the central part organization.
Source:
Anne Birte Pade, Head of Election Unit, Ministry of Interior,
adp(a)im.dk
Klaus Josefsen, Election Unit, Ministry of Interior,
kjo(a)im.dk
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2016/10/14
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Dominica
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j. Not applicable
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There are no provisions in the law regarding the regulation of parties funding.
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2003/01/21
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Egypt
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Article 11 of Law 40 on the Political Party System states:
"The party may not accept any donation, privilege, or benefit from an alien, a foreign or international entity, or from any juridical person even if it enjoys the Egyptian nationality.
The party shall notify the Central Audit Agency for the donations it received, and of the data of the donors, at the end of the year."
Source:
Law 40 on the Political Party System.
Updated February 2007.
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2025/09/30
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Eritrea
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j. Not applicable
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2011/06/22
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Fiji
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j. Not applicable
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2003/07/01
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Finland
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
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Source:
The Act on the Disclosure of Election Financing (414/2000)
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2012/05/21
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France
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
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Source:
Electoral Code, Art. L52-8, L52-9, L52-11;
Law 88-227 of 11 March 1988 on the financial transparency of political life
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2012/05/03
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French Guiana
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/10
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French Polynesia
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
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Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-8(1), L.52-8(1),L.52-11, L.52-12, L.52-15.
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2004/01/15
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Germany
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Political Parties Act, Art. 25-31
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/1aedeb82-9067-4321-acce-880ba22ddc28/parteiengesetz.pdf
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2021/11/17
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Ghana
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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" (14) Political parties shall be required by law- (a) to declare to the public their revenues and assets and the sources of those revenues and assests and (b) to publich to the public annually their audited accounts. (15) Only a citizen of Ghana may make a contribution or donation to a political party registered in Ghana."
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Ghana [Article 55 (14a, b & 15)]
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2005/07/02
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Guadeloupe
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Guyana
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Dr. Steve Surujbally, President of the Elections Commissions, elections(a)sdnp.gy
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2004/09/03
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Hungary
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
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Source:
ACT XXXIII/1989 Chapter IV and Chapter V.
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2002/07/05
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Iceland
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Björn Fridfinnsson, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, bjorn.fridfinnsson(a)dkm.stjr.is
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2002/07/11
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India
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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The parties are required to submit accounts to the Election Commission within one month from the declaration of results, which are accessible to the public.
Source:
Subas Pani, Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, subaspani(a)eci.gov.in
Supreme Court's judgement regarding non-filing of income tax returns by political parties, 1997
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2002/06/17
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Ireland
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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b) The national agent of each political party and the election agent of each candidate is required to furnish to the Standards in Public Office Commission, within 56 days of polling day at the election, a statement in writing of all expenses incurred in connection with the elections;
c) Donations from non Irish citizens abroad as well as from commercial bodies who do not have a place of business in Ireland are prohibited.
e) The limits are €30,150.00 for a 3-seat constituency, €37,650.00 for a 4-seat constituency, and €45,200.00 for a 5-seat constituency.
Source:
Electoral Act 1997, Art. 22 - 26, 32, 36
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2012/05/10
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Italy
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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There is a fixed party expenditure limit: € 1,00 per citizen registered in the constituencies where the party is running.
Candidates submit individually a report on the contributions received.
Source:
Law of 10 December 1993, n.515, Art. 10;
Law of 27 January 2006, n.22, Art. 22
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2012/04/16
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Japan
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Party Grants Law, chapter 4.
Political Funds Control Law, articles 12 and chapter 4 and 5.
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2003/07/01
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Jordan
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Political Parties Law 2015, art. 25: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-political-parties-law-2015/view (2016)
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2016/08/03
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Kazakhstan
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e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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1. Means of a political party shall be formed from: (…) 2. 1) foreign states, foreign legal entities and international organizations; 2) foreigners and persons without citizenship; (The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Art. 18,1/2)
5. Annual financial statement of a political party shall be annually published in republican publications. (The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Art. 18,5)
2. A size of budget funds allocated to the financing of activity of a political parties, shall be determined in the Law on the republican budget. (The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Art. 18-1,2)
5. The maximum size of the financial resources which can be transferred to the election funds from the aforementioned sources shall be determined in the Special part of this Constitutional Act. The financial resources received above the established limit shall not be transferred to the election funds and shall be refunded to the citizens and organizations that have donated the money. In this case the expenses associated with refund of the indicated money shall be covered at the expense of citizens and organizations that have contributed in these funds. Anonymous donations shall be transferred to the republican budget as the state revenue. (Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 34,5)
The size of the election fund of candidates to the President of the Republic
The candidate’s election fund consists of:
1) the candidate’s own funds, funds allocated to the candidate by the Republican public association that nominated him, the total amount of which should not exceed the minimum wage established by the legislation more than twelve thousand times;
2) voluntary donations of citizens and organizations of the Republic, the total amount of which should not exceed the size of the minimum wages established by the legislation for more than fifteen thousand times. (Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 58)
The size of the election fund of the political party
The candidates standing for elections under party lists nominated by the political parties shall not be eligible to form their own election funds.
The election fund of the political party shall be formed of:
1) the political party’s own funds. The total sum should not exceed the size of the minimum wage established by the legislation for more than five thousand times;
2) donations of citizens and organizations of the Republic. The total sum must not exceed the size of the minimum wage established by the legislation for more than ten thousand times. (Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 92-1)
Source:
The Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 34: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as amended on February 06, 2009, art. 18: http://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/Z020000344_
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2020/04/02
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Kenya
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Political Parties Act Articles 32,33 and 34
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2012/03/14
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Korea, Republic of
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b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
APF, articles 2, 12, and 40; AEP, article 121.
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2007/01/03
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Lithuania
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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The use of funds allocated for campaigning shall be controlled by tax inspectorates and the Central Electoral Committee. Parties must file with the Central Electoral Committee reports of the form established by the Central Electoral Committee on the sources of funds and their use for campaigning not later than within 25 days following the announcement of final election results. The Central Electoral Committee shall publish these reports in the Valstybes zinios (The official Gazette). The candidates of single-member constituencies shall, not later than within 15 days following the announcement of final election results, file with the Central Electoral Committee in the manner specified by it reports of the prescribed form.
The maximum amount of money permitted for campaigning shall be in the amount of 50 AMWs for an individual candidate in a one-candidate electoral area and 1,000 AMWs for a list of candidates in a multi-candidate electoral area.
Source:
Law on Elections to the Seimas, article 54(1) and 55(5)
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2006/11/15
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Luxembourg
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
i. Other
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i) Political parties can receive funding only by natural persons
Prohibition of anonymous donations
Source:
Law of 21 December 2007 on the funding of political parties, Art. 8-17
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2015/06/05
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of party expenses
g. Electronic reporting of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 4:
The financing of the political parties shall be public and transparent. The financing of the political parties shall be performed transparently, the citizens and the competent body for control of the financial and material operations having a complete insight there of. The sources of financing the political parties, as well as their expenditures, shall be public and transparent and shall be subject to control of the state bodies competent for financial and material operation. 2Any citizen or member of the political party shall be entitled to equal access to the insight into the financing of the political party. Any citizen or member of the political party shall be entitled to prevent or report a procedure that constitutes an abuse or infringement of this Law.
Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 17 (excerpt): The political parties shall regularly (every six months) publish on their website the Registry of Donations for the last 6 months, not later than 15 days before expiry of the 6-month period, or shall otherwise make it available to the public.
Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 20 (excerpt): The political parties can not be financed by:-governments, international institutions, bodies and organizations of foreign states and other foreign persons,(…)
Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 23 (excerpt): The incomes and expenses of the political party shall be public.
Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 25 (excerpt): The political party shall prepare a report on the received donations.
Law on Financing Political Parties, Art. 26 (excerpt): The political parties, in accordance with the legal regulations, shall submit the annual balance sheet for the financial operation to: the Public Revenue Office, the Central Register and the State Audit Office, and shall be obliged to announce them on their web sites.
Electoral Code, Art. 84: When financing the election campaign, the election campaign participant may spend no more than 110 Denars per voter registered in the electoral district or the municipality for which the list of candidate/s has been submitted, both for the first and the second round of voting.
Source:
Law on Financing Political Parties (consolidated text)
"Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no.
76/2004; 86/2008, 161/2008, 96/2009, 148/2011 and _2012). Decision of the Constitutional Court
of the Republic of Macedonia U.no. 36/2006 dated 08 March 2006 published in the "Official
Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no.36/2006.
https://www.legislationline.org/legislation/country/31/section/legislation/topic/16
Electoral Code of “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (consolidated version as of February 2019), art. 84
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/20
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Marshall Islands
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j. Not applicable
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2005/02/23
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Martinique
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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j. Not applicable
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2021/04/06
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Monaco
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b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
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Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended in 2002, Art. 33;
Ministerial Decree No. 2007-499 of 11 October 2007 determining the maximum amount and the conditions of the grant paid as a reimbursement for election campaigns for election to the National Council of 3 February 2008, Art. 3;
Council of Europe & Group of States against Corruption Third Evaluation Round Report on the Monaco Transparency of Party Funding (2012)
https://rm.coe.int/16806c9434
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2012/04/27
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Morocco
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2006/11/20
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Nepal
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
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Alternative a, b, and c are stated in the Political Parties Registration Act that is yet to get royal ceil.
Source:
Election Code of Conduct 1996.
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2004/10/05
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Netherlands
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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All parties receiving public funding are obliged to report to the MoIKR, which is vested with the oversight of political finance. Financial reports have to include amounts donated for all donors who are not individuals and have donated more than EUR 4,538 in a year. Such donations also have to be made public by the party.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR 2012 Electoral Assessment Mission Report: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/NL/the-netherlands-elections-assessment-mission/at_download/file
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2016/03/18
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New Caledonia
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-8 (1),L.52-11-1, L.52-12, L.52-15,
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2004/01/14
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New Zealand
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i. Other
j. Not applicable
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There is no overall limit on how much you can receive by way of donations or borrow for your campaign. But reporting all donations of more than 1500 $.
Source:
https://elections.nz/assets/Candidate-Hub-content/Candidate-Handbook-2023-v2.pdf
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2024/07/10
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Niger
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j. Not applicable
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2005/01/22
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Nigeria
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
|
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2001/11/09
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Niue
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j. Not applicable
|
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2005/02/23
|
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Norway
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h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
The Political Parties Act, Ch. 4: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Act_Politica_%20Parties_EN_version_120207.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/22
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Pakistan
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j. Not applicable
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There are no regulations on party funding.
Source:
Muhammad, Hasan, Director General, Election Commission of Pakistan, iftishah77(a)hotmail.com
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2002/06/18
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Palestine
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j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/05
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Papua New Guinea
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (1997) Part 5.
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2005/03/02
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Paraguay
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c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
i. Other
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For individual contributions from persons or legal entities there is a limit of 5000 minimum wages. Contributions from governmental entities, enterprises related with the Estate, multinationals, trade-unions, employers` organizations or business organizations are prohibited.
Source:
Law N.834, Articles 68 and 282.
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2009/07/05
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Portugal
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Law No. 19/2003, June 20th, Article 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 20:
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/19-2003-692850
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2024/10/10
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Romania
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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i) Funding from public institutions, self-managed public companies, trading companies and banking companies holding the majority of State capital, are prohibited.
Source:
Law on Election of the Parliament, article 45.
Law on Political Parties, articles: 34 (paragraph 3), 35 and 36(paragraphs 1-2).
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2004/11/25
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Russian Federation
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
The maximum amount of annual donations - 4,33 billion RUR (6,67 million USD as for June 1, 2016). For regional branches - 86,67 million RUR (1,33 million USD as for June 1, 2016).
State funding - 5 RUR (0.07 usd) per each vote per year.
The amount of expenditures of the electoral fund - from 15 to 100 million RUR (230000-1540000 USD) for parties (depends on number of voters in a district.
Source:
Law: Russian Federation Federal Law on Political Parties as amended on April 26, 2007, art. 29, 33.
Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April, 5, 2016, art. 71.
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2016/06/03
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Rwanda
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
i. Other
|
Source:
Rwanda laws governing PP and Politicians Chapter IV Article 24. https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-laws-governing-political-parties-and politicians
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2024/12/04
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Réunion
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a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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i. Other
|
Political parties are not required to adopt standardized accounting mechanisms or produce reports to the electoral authority. Neither the Electoral Commission nor the Supervisor of Elections has the mandate to audit campaign finances. Because political parties publish little information about the sources of their financing, citizens lack access to such information. The lack of transparency and the absence of rules or restrictions on campaign donations make it difficult to know the amounts, groups, or individuals involved in financing campaigns.
Source:
Electoral Observation Mission Final Report
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2020/04/16
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Saint Lucia
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j. Not applicable
|
Source:
EDSL.
|
2002/12/17
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
|
Also are prohibited anonymous contributions and from people or institutions indicated by law.
Source:
Article 38 National Constitution, Law No. 25.600 and Decree No. 02 of 04/02/03 from the Electoral National Chamber.
|
2021/12/26
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Samoa
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2021/04/10
|
|
Serbia
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
f. Electronic reporting of party expenses
g. Electronic reporting of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Maximum value of donation on at annual level that a natural person may give
to political entities for operation shall not exceed 20 average monthly salaries.
Maximum value of donation at annual level that a legal entity may give to
political entities for operation shall not exceed 200 average monthly salaries.
Donations exceeding at annual level one average monthly salary are
published.
A political entity is required to publish each donation referred in paragraph 3 of
this Article on its website within eight days from the date the value of donation has
exceeded the amount of one monthly average salary.
The report on election campaign costs is published on the website of the
Agency.
It is prohibited to finance a political entity by foreign states; foreign natural
persons and legal entities, except international political associations
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on Financing Political Activities, art. 10, 12, 29.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/RS/law-on-financing-political-parties/view
|
2022/07/21
|
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Seychelles
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i. Other
|
Political parties are not required to make known the source of the funding goverment announces the amount alocated to political parties.
Source:
Electoral commission questionnarie (EISA) 5.2.2
|
2002/08/06
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
|
|
2005/06/30
|
|
Slovakia
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
|
2007/01/09
|
|
Slovenia
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
By 31 March of the current year parties must submit to the National Assembly an annual report on the operations of the party for the previous year, which must show all the incomes and expenditures of the party, and in particular the sources of the party's incomes, in accordance with accounting regulations. The assets of the party must be stated in the report and all changes in the assets must be specifically described, including a statement of the sources of funds for an increase in the assets if such increase exceeds the sum total of five times the average monthly wage per employee in the Republic of Slovenia according to the figures of the Central Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia in the year for which the report was compiled. Before it is submitted to the National Assembly, the report must be reviewed and evaluated by the Court of Auditors of the Republic of Slovenia, and a record of the review shall be attached to the report as a supplement. Parties shall submit the annual report for review by the Court of Auditors by 28 February of the current year at the latest.
The president of the National Assembly may require the report referred to in the previous paragraph to be supplemented if it is not compiled in accordance with the provisions laid down in this article, and set a deadline in which it must be supplemented.
A party which in the last year received funds from the national budget, a local community budget or contributions shall publish an abridged annual report in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia by 30 April of the current year at the latest.
Funding from the national budget or a local community budget of a party which fails to fulfil the obligations shall be suspended until such time as it fulfils those obligations. The decision to temporarily suspend financing shall be taken by the competent working body of the National Assembly or the mayor of the local community.
The minister with responsibility for finance shall issue an executive regulation which shall set out in detail the content of the annual report and the abridged annual report of parties.
Article 25
A state body, public institute, public company, local community body, humanitarian organisation, religious association or commercial company in which the invested public capital amounts to at least 50 per cent may not finance a party.
Public capital within the meaning of this Act shall include money, things, shares and stakes in the capital of legal persons and other investments in legal persons owned by the state or a local community and shall be established on the basis of the book value of the commercial company.
Article 26
Local communities may finance parties in compliance with this Act.
The competent body of a municipality may determine that a party which entered candidates at the last elections for the municipal council may obtain funds from the budget of the local community in proportion to the number of votes which it received at the elections. If the elections are held in accordance with a majority voting system, the number of votes which the parties received at the elections in an individual constituency shall be divided by the number of members of the council of the local community that are elected in that constituency.
A party may obtain funds from the budget of the local community if it received at least 50 per cent of the votes required for the election of one member to the council of the local community (number of valid votes : number of seats on the municipal council x 50 : 100). The amount of funds allocated to the financing of political parties shall be determined in the budget of the local community for the particular budget year. These funds may not exceed 30 tolars per valid vote cast for these parties or 0.2 per cent of the funds that the local community has set aside in accordance with the regulations governing the financing of municipalities and with which it can provide for the implementation of constitutional and statutory tasks.
The amount referred to in the previous paragraph may be increased annually by the amount by which the level of funds with which the local community ensures the implementation of constitutional and statutory tasks increases, but the level of funds allocated to the financing of political parties may not exceed the percentage laid down in the previous paragraph.
Source:
Law on Political Parties, article 2 and chapter 4.
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2004/12/01
|
|
Somalia
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2005/08/25
|
|
Spain
|
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
|
d) Controlled by the Court of Auditors
Source:
Law 3/1987 of 2 July on the funding of political parties, Art. 2-8 and 11
|
2012/04/17
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
j. Not applicable
|
Party and campaign finance are not regulated. The laws establish no limits on contributions or spending, and there are no disclosure requirements.
Source:
Final Report of the EU Observation Mission to Sri Lanka's August 17 2015 Parliamentary Elections
|
2016/02/04
|
|
Sudan
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
General Elections Law (No.15,1998).
Constitution.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2006/04/12
|
|
Sweden
|
j. Not applicable
|
There are no specific rules regulating private funding to political parties.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS Assessment mission report - General Elections of 19 September 2010: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/70947 (2012)
|
2014/08/04
|
|
Switzerland
|
i. Other
|
i) Depends on cantonal law. Political parties receive mainly contributions and donations from their members. In most of the cantons, parties are not obliged to publicly disclose these contributions and their expenditure.
However, lately more cantons are introducing some form of regulations that require public disclosure of party contributions after the certain threshold of donations. Cantons that have such regulations are Geneve, Tessin, Neuchatel, Schwyz, and Friborg. Schwuz and Friborg voted for such restrictive measures in 2018.
Source:
Official Website of the Swiss Federal Chancellery: http://www.ch.ch/abstimmungen_und_wahlen/02186/02191/02284/index.html?lang=fr (2012)
Official Website for the service of confederation, cantons, and communes, on Financing of Political Parties:
https://www.ch.ch/en/demokratie/political-parties/financing-of-political-parties/
Official Website of the Confederation Suisse, on Political Parties:
https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/en/home/politik/uebersicht/politische-parteien.html
Switzerland to Vote on Transparency in Party Financing, Humanrights website:https://www.humanrights.ch/en/switzerland/internal-affairs/national/switzerland-vote-transparency-party-financing
|
2018/06/18
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2001/09/17
|
|
Tonga
|
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
|
No political parties but candidates cannot spend more than $10,000 Tongan for the campaign.
Source:
Electoral Act (1989) Art. 24: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-act-1989-1 (2021)
|
2021/09/15
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
http://www.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=224
|
2015/05/22
|
|
Tunisia
|
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
|
Source:
Electoral Law, chapter 1, part 5, article 62.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/06
|
|
Turkey
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Sabri Coskun, former Deputy President, Higher Council of Elections,
arikan(a)hacettepe.edu.tr
|
2015/06/01
|
|
Tuvalu
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2003/07/31
|
|
Ukraine
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
The political parties and their local organizations shall keep accounting records in accordance with the legally prescribed procedures and shall undergo an annual internal financial audit of their activities. In addition, they shall undergo an external independent financial audit in the cases provided for by this Law.
An annual internal financial audit of activities of a party and its local organization registered as a legal person shall be performed by the unit(official) of the party/local party organization in charge of intra-party financial control (audit) of the incomes and expenses of, respectively, party or local party organization. A political party that was an electoral subject in the parliamentary or presidential elections, or participated in the regular or pre-term local elections, as well as the party which receives public funding, shall be obliged to undergo external independent financial audit of report on property, incomes, expenses and financial obligations during a year following the year when such elections were held or following the year when the public funds were received.
Source:
Law of Ukraine on Political Parties in Ukraine(as amended up to 2015), art. 17: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19912 (2014).
|
2018/06/13
|
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Part III - IV;
Electoral Administration Act 2006, Part 7: Art. 55 - 63;
Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 71A - 90D
|
2012/05/09
|
|
Uruguay
|
j. Not applicable
|
There are no party financing provisions.
Source:
There is no law that regulates the financing of political parties.
|
2002/06/18
|
|
Venezuela
|
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
i. Other
|
i) The political organizations and candidates will not be able to receive anonymous contributions.
Source:
LOSPP, art. 202 y 203
|
2003/10/01
|
|
Viet Nam
|
j. Not applicable
|
Vietnam is a one-party state.
Source:
Constitution of 1992 as amended, art. 4: http://www.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=10450 (2016)
|
2021/03/24
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a party can raise
e. Ceilings on party election expenses
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-8 (1), L.52-11-1, L.52-12, L.52-15.
|
2004/01/15
|
|
Yemen
|
a. Public disclosure of party contributions received
b. Public disclosure of party expenditure
c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources
f. Electronic reporting of party expenses
g. Electronic reporting of party contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
All these are checked to be sure of the absence of a violation of the Law.
Source:
Law for Political Parties #66 1991, chapter 4, article 25.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/08
|
|
Zanzibar
|
j. Not applicable
|
Zanzibar has no seperate party financing laws. Parties are regulated by the Registrar of Poltical Parties in Tanzania.
Source:
Zanzibar Electoral Commission, 7 February 2003.
|
2003/02/07
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