Recommendation 13 (Parties and Candidates) Guinea Bissau 2008
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GW/guinea-bissau-final-report-presidential-elections-2/at_download/file
Provisions in the law regarding public funding to candidates and political parties should be effectively implemented prior to the commencement of the campaign period. Small parties and a much needed new generation of politicians would have the chance to contest elections on a more levelled playing field. Public funding of parties and candidates is a fundamental tool to strengthen competitive democracy and allow a pluralistic participation.
