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total countries/territories: 225
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Afghanistan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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They may receive both direct and indirect public funding (media access) if equal conditions and facilities are available for all candidates. Only Afghan citizens, political parties and other domestic legal and non-governmental entities may contribute to the campaigns of candidates, including money, loans, movable and immovable properties, services and facilities.
Source:
Afghan Political Parties Act, art. 15(d): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/AF/afghanistan-political-parties-law-2005/view (2014).
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2019/09/24
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Albania
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Electoral Code:art. 87: 1.Political parties participating in the elections, which have received no less than 0.5 per cent of votes nationwide, are entitled to State Budget funds, based on the number of votes of each party in those elections. This fund is determined through a decision of the Assembly and comprises a separate item in the State Budget for the respective electoral year. This fund may not be lower than the aggregate sum allocated to political parties in the previous elections.
Art. 80: 1. During the electoral campaign, Public Radio and Television provides free airtime to registered political parties and to the CEC, which is allocated according to the following rules.
Source:
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 80. and 86-88
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2017/05/18
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Algeria
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Registered political parties are entitled to public funding from the state budget. In addition, party lists that received at least twenty percent (20%) of the votes cast may obtain a refund of twenty-five percent (25%) of their campaign expenditure.
Indirect public funding is also available in the form of access to the media and free public space for campaign materials.
Source:
Law on Political Parties (Loi organique n° 12-04 du 18 Safar 1433 correspondant au 12 janvier 2012 relative aux partis politiques), art. 52 (4), 58: http://www.joradp.dz/FTP/JO-FRANCAIS/2012/F2012002.pdf (2013);
Electoral law (Loi organique n° 12-01 du 18 Safar 1433 correspondant au 12 janvier 2012 relative au régime électoral), art. 191, 195, 203, 208: https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm (2017)
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2019/09/25
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American Samoa
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a. No
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2017/08/18
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Andorra
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Source:
Electoral law: 28/2007 - "Llei qualificada del règim electoral i del referèndum", art. 31 (7 & 8): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/AD/andorra-electoral-law-2007/
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2023/06/09
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Angola
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Political parties receive annual state contributions and direct public funding in relation to electoral campaigns. They also receive indirect public funding in the form of free broadcast time, tax reliefs, free public space and premises for their campaign activities.
Source:
Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 80 (1-a), 81: http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc46fa0b3-c947-4440-ae92-5f1a3a275d8a%7D.pdf (2017);
Law n.º 22/10 of 3 December 2010 on Political Parties, art. 7: http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bba5a9a35-5652-4e00-ba36-89281ab1b7a6%7D.pdf (2017);
Law n.º 10/12 of 22 March 2012 regulating the funding of political parties, art. 2, 5, 8: http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bde0141b8-591a-4f3c-800a-4907d0711dbb%7D.pdf (2017)
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2017/03/29
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Anguilla
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e. No information available
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2015/02/27
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Antigua and Barbuda
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a. No
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Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
http://www.idea.int/publications/fopp_america/upload/Libro_completo.pdf
Commonwealth General Elections Report 2004
http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/AG/reports/antigua-and-barbuda-general-election-2004-report
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2014/06/05
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Argentina
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b. Direct
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The state guarantees the funding of political parties by contributions through the Permanent Supporter Fund.
Source:
Law for Financing Political Parties: “Ley de Financiamiento de los partidos políticos — Ley 26215”, art. 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-26215-financiamiento-pp-pp-2019/ (2019)
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Indirect funding:
Candidates for the President of the Republic and political parties, alliances of political parties running in elections shall have the right to avail themselves –– on equal grounds, free of charge as well as for pay –– of air time of the Public Radio and Public Television (including by live transmission).
The State shall ensure the free conduct of election campaign. It shall be ensured by state and local self-government bodies by providing them with halls and other premises for the purpose of arranging election meetings, meetings of electors with candidates, and other election-related events. These shall, in the manner prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, be provided to candidates, political parties, alliances of political parties running in elections under the proportional electoral system on equal grounds and free of charge.
Direct funding:
The state financing of parties is funded from the means of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia. For financing of parties the means from the state budget of the Republic of Armenia are provided by a segregate budget item. The total volume of party financing means envisaged by the state budget of the Republic of Armenia shall not be less than the product of 0,03-fold of the minimum salary established by the law and the total number of citizens included in voting lists during the last elections to the National Assembly.
Source:
Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 18 (2), 19: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013);
Law of the Republic of Armenia on Political Parties, adopted on 3 July 2002, art 27 (1): http://www.translation-centre.am/pdf/Translat/HH_orenk/Political_Parties/Political_parties_en.pdf (2013).
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2015/12/01
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Aruba
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a. No
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Source:
Mr. Hubert Maduro, President, Electoral Council of Aruba
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2017/07/07
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Australia
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b. Direct
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Registered political parties receive direct public funding at each election, which is unspecified and may be used to whatever the party wishes. The payment is based on the number of votes received in the election. Parties will receive payment only where their candidates win at least 4 % of the formal first preference votes in each electorate contested. They receive a fixed amount per vote, currently AUD 3.346. The current election funding rate and automatic payment amount are indexed every six months in accordance with section 321 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 296 and 297: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
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2024/09/09
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Austria
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b. Direct
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Each party represented in the National Council with at least five members minimum requirement for constituting a club) shall receive an annual basic amount determined by the Legislature.
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
Federal Act on the Functions, Financing and Election Campaigning of
Political Parties, Section 2.
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2012/05/29
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Azerbaijan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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80.1: The following shall have the right to free airtime of TV and radio companies for election campaigning, in accordance with Article 77.2 of this Code: Political parties or blocs of political parties with candidates registered in more than 60 single-mandate election constituencies, or in more than half of all municipalities
83.1: In order to conduct unpaid pre-election campaigning, presidential candidates, political parties or blocs of political parties with registered candidates in more than 60 single mandate election constituencies or in more than a half of all municipalities, and referendum campaign groups with 40,000 or more members, shall be entitled to relevant space for free advertising in periodicals issued at least once a week
86.1: State bodies and municipalities should assist the registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, and referendum campaign group in organizing and holding meetings and open discussions with citizens.
86.2: Applications of the registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or their agents requesting the allocation of a venue for meetings with voters, shall be considered by the relevant executive authority in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
87.1: Registered candidates, political parties with registered candidates, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups shall have the right to produce printed, audiovisual, and other preelection campaign materials in accordance with the rules defined by the law.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan including 2024 amendments, article 80, 83, 86 and 87: https://msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-Code-2024.pdf
Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Azerbaijan including 2023 amendments, article 25: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-REF(2023)012-e
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2024/11/13
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Bahamas
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a. No
e. No information available
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There are no provisions in the law related to the register and rights of political parties.
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2017/03/27
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Bahrain
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f. Not applicable
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2024/11/25
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Bangladesh
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c. Indirect
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Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
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2012/05/30
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Barbados
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a. No
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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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a. No
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Parties do not compete in elections. They can only nominate candidates for the deputies. Those candidates nominated by the parties have media access.
Political parties are not entitled to provide other material aid during the preparation and the holding of elections except for contributing monetary funds into the non-budgetary fund and electoral funds of candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, of deputies.
Source:
Electoral Code: "Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus”, art. 46 & 48: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BY/belarus-electoral-code-2023-english/
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2023/09/13
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Belgium
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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b) Political parties represented in Parliament receive direct funding
Article 116 (6)
§ 6. In the document of acceptance of their candidature, the incumbent candidates and the
substitute candidates commit to:
1° respect the legal dispositions on the limitation and control of the electoral expenditure
2° to hand in against a receipt within 45 days after the election day, the declarations of their electoral expenditure and the origin of the used funds to the chairman of the central electoral committee of the constituency;
3° To keep all the bills and receipts of the electoral expenditure and the origins of the used funds
for two years after the election day.
If their declaration on the origins of the funds includes donations, they have to record the identity of the natural persons having made a donation of 125 euros or more to finance the electoral expenditure. They guarantee the confidentiality of that identity and communicate it within 45 days after the elections to the Control Commission that is taking care of this obligation accordingly to article 16.
The document of acceptance of their candidature, the declarations on the electoral expenditure and the origins of the funds and the receipt are written on forms designated for this purpose, defined by the Interior Minister and published in useful time in the « Moniteur belge » (Belgian gazette). The forms containing the declaration of the electoral expenditure and the origins of funds as well as the application form mention end in sentence 2 are provided no later than on the delivery of the official document of acceptance.
These forms are signed, dated and handed over to the applicant against receipt.
After the consultation of a decree in the Council of Ministers, the King determines the modalities of the deposit of the declarations on the election expenditures and the origin of the used funds as well as on their inventory and their safekeeping.
Source:
The Belgian Electoral Code, Article 116 (6)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BE/belgium-electoral-code-2014/view
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
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2019/04/25
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Belize
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a. No
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9”: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BZ/belize-representation-of-the-people-act-2020/ ;
Preliminary Report of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections of
March 12, 2025 in Belize: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BZ/belize-oas-eom-2025-preliminary-report/ ;
International IDEA Political Finance Database: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=23&database_theme=302
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2025/03/24
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Benin
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Legally established political parties having at least one member of the National Assembly receive annual funding from the State. For the reimbursement of election campaign to the political parties and individual candidates, the State allocates a flat fee per candidate elected in respect of legislative and local elections. For presidential elections, the lump-sum reimbursement is made for any candidate who receives at least 10% of the votes cast.
Source:
Law N° 2001/21 Charter of Political Parties, art. 40: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/benin/05207.pdf (2016);
Law n ° 2010-33 of 7 January 2011 setting general rules for the elections in the Republic of Benin, art. 95: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-electorale-generale-pour-2011.pdf (2016)
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2019/04/05
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Bermuda
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a. No
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Source:
Randy Scott, Parliamentary Registry
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2012/05/31
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Bhutan
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b. Direct
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Parliament shall, by law, establish a Public Election Fund into which shall be paid every year such amounts as the Election Commission may consider appropriate to fund registered political parties and their candidates during elections to the
National Assembly and candidates to the National Council.
Source:
Constitution of Bhutan, Article 16: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Bhutan_2008
Public Election Fund Rules and Regulations of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2018, Articles 7.1: https://www.ecb.bt/Rules/fund.pdf
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2024/08/27
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Bolivia
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c. Indirect
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Direct public funding to political parties was abolished in 2008. Only indirect public funding is available in the form of free broadcast time for the electoral campaign.
Source:
Political Parties’ Law; “Ley de Organizaciones Políticas — Ley 1096-2018”, art 73: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BO/bolivia-ley-1096-2018-de-organizaciones-politicas/ (2019).
Electoral Law; “Ley del Régimen Electoral — Ley 026-2010”, art. 123 (b): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BO/bolivia-ley-026-2010-regimen-electoral-vigente/ (2019).
EMB Law; "Ley del Órgano Electoral Plurinacional — Ley 018-2010", art. 24 (32): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BO/bolivia-ley-018-2010-organo-electoral-plurinacional-vigente/ (2019).
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2024/12/10
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the Financing of Political Parties of Bosnia and Herzegovina, art. 3.
https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024)
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2025/06/23
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Botswana
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a. No
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Political finance is not regulated in Botswana and there is no public funding for political parties.
Source:
EISA - Code of conduct and party finance in Botswana: http://www.content.eisa.org.za/old-page/botswana-code-conduct-and-party-finance (2014).
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2014/10/28
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Brazil
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Law on Political Parties:
Article 38. The Special Fund for Financial Assistance to Political Parties (Party Fund) is composed of:
III – donations from individuals or legal entities, made through bank deposits directly into the Party Fund account.
Article 39. Except as provided in Article 31, political parties may receive donations from individuals and legal entities for the establishment of their funds.
Source:
Law on Political Parties, Law No. 9,096, Article 7 (§2), 31, 38, 39:
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
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 1988, Article 17:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/constituicao-federal/constituicao-da-republica-federativa-do-brasil
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2024/10/24
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Brunei Darussalam
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution: http://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/fdl/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Brunei_Constitution_1959_amended%202011_EN.pdf (2013);
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html
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2013/03/18
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Bulgaria
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b. Direct
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The activity of political parties shall be financed from
1 party funds
2 candidates;
3 donations from individuals
Source:
Electoral Law: Political Parties Act, Art. 162:
http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/15811 (2014)
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2014/10/09
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Burkina Faso
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Political parties are entitled to public funding to finance their electoral campaigns and to an annual grant outside the electoral period.
Source:
Electoral Code as amended in 2015, art. 69, 188: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015);
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2015/12/04
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Burma (Myanmar)
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a. No
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Source:
The Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law: http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Resources/Laws/Pyithu%20Hluttaw%20Election%20Law.pdf (2013);
The Political Parties Registration Law No. 2 /2010 with the 2011 amendments: http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Resources/Laws/Political%20Parties%20Registration%20Law.pdf (2013).
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2015/11/17
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Burundi
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Outside financing of political parties is forbidden, except for exceptional exemption
established by law. All financing which damages independence and national sovereignty is forbidden.
The law determines and organizes sources of financing for political parties.
Source:
Electoral Code, art. 27, 31: https://courconstitutionnelle.gov.bi/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Code-Electoral_30092024095027.pdf
Constitution, art. 83: https://acbc.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl441/files/Legislation/Countries%20legislations/BURUNDI/Constitution%20of%20Burundi%20of%20_2018_compressed.pdf
Law amending Law No. 1/006 of 26 June 2003 on the organization and functioning of political parties
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2025/05/08
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Cambodia
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c. Indirect
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Article 28: The State could allocate the national budget of equal amounts to all political parties, for a purpose of using only in the campaign for election of Representatives of the people (members of parliament). Any political party which fails to receive 3% (three per cent) of the total of valid ballots of the whole country or which fails to gain one (1) seat in the Parliament, shall, within a period of 3 months from the date of proclamation of the election final result, pay back such above allocated budget in full amount to the State.
Article 29: A political party shall be prohibited from receiving contributions in any form from state institutions, non-governmental organisations, associations, public enterprises, public foundations, public institutes except in those cases as stated in Article 28 of this law. 23 A political party shall be prohibited from receiving contributions in any form from foreign institutions, foreign companies, foreigners, or those organisations which has
foreign financing source.
Source:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia, A Human Rights Analysis of the Amended Law on Political Parties, arts. 28-29: https://cambodia.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Analysis%20on%20the%20Amended%20Law%20on%20Political%20Parties%2028%2003%202017%20FINAL%20no%20TC.pdf;
Law on the Election of the Members of the National Assembly, arts. 81, 88: http://ngocedaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tmp_11849-Draft-of-LEMNA-by-CNRP-CPP_March_08_2015132491924.pdf
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2023/10/11
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Cameroon
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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They may receive public funding in the context of their missions, according to conditions fixed under this law
Source:
Electoral Code Chapter X section 275 (3): 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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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Political parties that become registered under the Canada Elections Act become entitled to various sources of direct and indirect public funding. Registered political parties that receive at least 2% of the valid votes cast nationally in a general election, or 5% in the ridings where they endorsed a candidate, become entitled to a reimbursement of 50% of their allowable election expenses, and to an annual allowance of $1,75 CAN per valid vote obtained in that general election. Candidates that receive at least 10% of the valid votes cast in their riding become entitled to a reimbursement of 60% of their allowable election expenses. In terms of indirect public funding, registered political parties can give receipts for tax credits on political contributions. All political parties receive a certain amount of broadcasting time at no cost (television and radio broadcast) for conveying their message to the electorate.
Source:
Elections Canada: Backgrounders: Financing of Registered Political Parties – New Rules on January 1, 2004 (http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=gen&document=ec90532&dir=bkg&lang=e&textonly=false)
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2025/03/28
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Cape Verde
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Source:
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 111, 117, 124 (1, 3): http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016)
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2016/05/04
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Cayman Islands
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a. No
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Source:
Constitution: “Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009”: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/KY/cayman-islands-constitution-2009/ ;
Electoral Law: “Elections Act (2021 Revision)”: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/KY/cayman-islands-elections-act-2021-revision/ ;
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2021/12/13
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Central African Republic
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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b) The State participates in the financing of political parties and groups with annual grants allocated in proportion to the number of deputies to the National Assembly. It also reimburses 50% of the electoral campaign expenses.
c)Free equal space for electoral posters is available to each candidate.
Expenses for the printing of ballots are covered by the Independent Electoral Commission.
Free broadcast time is allocated by the Supreme Council of Communication.
Source:
Electoral Law N° 09.016, Art. 55, 58, 59: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Centrafrique/CODE_ELECTORAL-RCA-2-octobre-2010.pdf (2016);
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2021/04/19
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Chad
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Printing of voter cards, ballots, public notices and other costs are covered by the State. Campaign expenses are party (30%) covered by the State. For legislative elections, the maximum reimbursable amount is ten million FCFA (15,245 euro) if the party list or the candidate obtain at least 10% of votes cast. In addition, political parties receive direct public funding in the form of an annual grant.
Source:
Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 76, 77: http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016);
Law No. 019/PR/2009 on the Charter of Political Parties, art. 48, 50, 54: http://www.cefod.org/legitchad/web/texte/2718#h4 (2016)
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2019/04/23
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Chile
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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The State shall grant quarterly economic contributions to political parties in order to finance the expenses resulting from their operation, activities and acquisition of property (at least 10% must be used to promote women’s political participation). Likewise, for electoral advertising certain free broadcasting time must be allocated by television channels.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 31:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional de los Partidos Políticos (2016)”, art. 33-36:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-organica-constitucional-de-los-partidos/
Electoral Law: “Ley sobre Transparencia, Límite y Control del Gasto Electoral (2016)”, art. 13-15bis:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-el-gasto-electoral-2017/
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2025/03/21
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China
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e. No information available
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2012/06/04
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Cocos (keeling) Islands
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b. Direct
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293(1) Election funding is payable in relation to a registered political party under this section for an election if either of the following applies:
(a) in respect of a candidate whom the party endorses in a House of Representatives election, or in a Senate election and who is not a member of a group—the total number of formal first preference votes given for the candidate is at least 4% of the total number of formal first preference votes cast in the election;
(b) in respect of candidates whom the party endorses in a Senate election and who are members of a group—the total number of formal first preference group votes given for the candidates is at least 4% of the total number of formal first preference votes cast in the election.
Note: A claim must be made for election funding of more than $10,000 to be paid (see section 297).
294
(1) Election funding is payable in relation to a candidate under this section if:
(a) the candidate is neither:
(i) endorsed by a registered political party; nor
(ii) in the case of a Senate election—a member of a group; and
(b) the total number of formal first preference votes given for the candidate in the election is at least 4% of the total number of formal first preference votes cast in the election.
Note: A claim must be made for election funding of more than $10,000 to be paid (see section 297).
295
(1) Election funding is payable in relation to a group in a Senate election under this section if:
(a) none of the group’s members is a candidate endorsed by a registered political party; and
(b) the total number of formal first preference group votes is at least 4% of the total number of formal first preference votes cast in the Senate election.
Note: A claim must be made for election funding of more than $10,000 to be paid (see section 297).
(Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, section 293, 294, 295).
175LB. Election funding reimbursement amount, entitlement to
Subject to this Division, after an election the election funding reimbursement amount under section 175LC is payable for each eligible vote given for a candidate.
(Western Australia Electoral Act 1907, section 175LB).
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, as amended on 8 March 2019, section 293, 294, 295: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103
Western Australia Electoral Act 1907, section 175LB: https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_290_homepage.html
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2019/08/02
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Colombia
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de Colombia”, art. 109: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CO/colombia-constitucion-politica-de-colombia-2016 (2016).
Law 1475 of 2011: “Ley 1475 de 2011 sobre los partidos y movimientos políticos”, art. 16 (7), 17, 21, 36: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CO/colombia-ley-1475-de-2011-sobre-partidos-politicos/ (2011).
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2024/12/13
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Comoros
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e. No information available
|
Source:
Law No 10-018/AU Amending certain provisions of the Electoral Act No. 07-001/AU of 14 January 2007.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/KM/comores-electoral-law-2010/view (2016)
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2016/04/12
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Congo (Brazzaville)
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b. Direct
d. Other
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c) Each candidate or list of candidates is entitled to equal space for placing electoral posters and to equal broadcast time.
Source:
Election law of 24 November 2001, Art. 31, 36, 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CG/congo-brazzaville-electoral-law-2001/view (2017)
Constitution Article 54
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CG/congo-brazzaville-constitution-2002/view
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2017/03/29
|
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Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
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b. Direct
|
The political parties may receive from the State public funds designated to finance their electoral campaigns or their activities, under the conditions defined by the law
Source:
Constitution (2015) Article 6: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CD/rdc-constitution-2011-english-version/view
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2018/11/09
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Cook Islands
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a. No
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Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service - Ministry of Justice
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2012/06/05
|
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Costa Rica
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b. Direct
|
The political parties that obtained the percentage of votes set forth by the Political Constitution are the only ones entitled to receive the State contribution.
c) Postage franking and use of public buildings
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de Costa Rica”, art. 96: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CR/costa-rica-constitucion-politica-reformas-2015.pdf/; Electoral Law: “Ley 8765: Código Electoral”, art. 90: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CR/costa-rica-constitucion-politica-reformas-2015.pdf/; Regulations on political parties' funding: "Reglamento sobre el financiamiento de los partidos políticos", http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CR/costa-rica-decreto-17-2009-reglamento-financiamiento-partidos-politicos.pdf/
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2018/01/24
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Croatia
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Article 2: (2) Political parties may, for the purpose of fulfilling their political goals, acquire funds from membership fees, voluntary contributions (donations), publishing activities, sales of publicity materials, organization of party events, property in their ownership and other legally stipulated sources.
(3) Political parties may be financed from the State Budget and the budgets of local and regional self-government units in the manner and under the conditions provided for in this Act.
Source:
Electoral Law: The Act on the Financing of Political Parties, Independent Lists and Candidates (No.: 006-01/06-02/01, 15 December 2006), art. 2:2. 2:3.
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4681/file/Croatia%20Financing%20Political%20Parties_Act_2006_en.pdf
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2025/04/15
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Cuba
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f. Not applicable
|
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución de la República de Cuba (2019)”: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CU/cuba-constitucion-2019-ace/ ;
Electoral Law: “Ley No. 127, Ley Electoral”: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CU/cuba-ley-electoral-127-2019-ace/
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2023/09/12
|
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Cyprus
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The law foresees that all political parties which are registered, whether represented in Parliament or not, are entitled to receive funding from the state. Parliamentary parties shall receive a contribution of 22% in equal shares, and the remaining part shall be distributed in proportion to the percentages they received at the last parliamentary elections. The non- parliamentary parties shall receive a contribution in proportion to the percentages they received either at the last parliamentary elections only if they received at least 1.5% of the votes cast in such elections. Moreover, the State provides free airtime to political parties and presidential election candidates during election campaigns:
Indirect public funding
26. Indirect public funding is provided to political parties during Parliamentary elections and to candidates in Presidential elections in the form of free air time at Cyprus Broadcasting (CYBC) according to specific rules contained in sections 3 – 5 of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Law (Cap. 300A). No other forms of indirect funding exist under the current law.
Source:
The Political Parties Law 2012, Art. 4:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-the-political-parties-law-2012/ (2016);
Evaluation Report on Cyprus on Transparency of Party Funding 2011:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-evaluation-report-on-cyprus-on-transparency/ (2016). (26)
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2024/10/25
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Cyprus (North)
|
e. No information available
|
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2012/06/07
|
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Czech Republic
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Act of Law No. 424/1991: Paragraph 17: (4) Political parties and movements may have revenues from the following resources:
a) contributions to election expenses from the state budget of the Czech Republic,
b) allowance for operational expenses from the state budget of the Czech Republic,
c) membership fees,
d) donations and inheritance,
e) rentals and sales of tangible and intangible assets,
f) interest on deposits,
g) participation in business transactions of other legal entities pursuant to Section 3,
h) organization of raffles and cultural, social, sport, leisure, educational and political events,
i) loans and credits.
Electoral Law: Article 85: Contributions to election expenses are only provided in connection with the elections to the Chamber of Deputies. After verifying the results of the elections, the Chamber of Deputies shall inform the Ministry of Finance of the amount of valid votes obtained by individual political parties, movements and coalitions. Each political party, movement or coalition acquiring at least 1.5% of the overall amount of valid votes shall receive CZK 100.00 from the State Budget for every obtained vote.
Source:
Act of Law No. 424/1991 Coll., of October 2nd, 1991, on association in political parties and political movements, as amended by 342/2006 Coll, para. 17.
http://www.psp.cz/en/docs/laws/1991/424.html (2017)
Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 85.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
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2023/09/18
|
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Côte d'Ivoire
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
1) Code électoral (2015), art. 30: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view
2)Loi relative au financement sur fonds publics des partis et groupements politiques et des candidats à l'élection présidentielle (2004), art. 2, 3, 4: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-law-no.-2004-494-of-10-september-2004/view
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2016/12/01
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Denmark
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Parties are eligible for direct funding from the Danish government based on their performance at the previous election.
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns," p.372.
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/funding-of-political-parties-and-election-campaigns.pdf
Klaus Josefsen, Election Unit, Ministry of Interior,
kjo(a)im.dk
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2019/05/27
|
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Djibouti
|
c. Indirect
d. Other
|
ARTICLE 60. Candidates and political parties may use state and state television channels for their election campaign. A 60-minute program per candidate for the presidential elections, and by party for the parliamentary elections, is made available to the candidates. This 60 minutes duration, both on radio and television, can be used in a fractional way. The programs must be recorded and produced in the RTD studios.
There are not clear laws on party financing... see below evaluation report:
The ruling coalition is advantaged by unfettered access to the national media, which according to J Brass ‘cannot serve as a forum … because it is state-controlled and tightly monitored’.32 The UMP makes use of the state resources at its disposal for party financing.33 In fact, the most persistent problem in post-1991 Djiboutian politics is the fusion of the ruling party and the state and the ensuing difficulty of distinguishing between these two entities
Source:
Electoral Law n° 1/ AN /92 regulating elections, as amended by Organic Law n ° L 11/AN/02/4, art. 59, 60, 61: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/DJ/djibouti-loi-electorale-avec-modifications-2002/view)
ISS Situation Report, 2011, Elections, politics and external involvement in Djibouti, p. 4
http://aigaforum.com/articles/The_situation_Djibouti.pdf
|
2018/03/30
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|
Dominica
|
a. No
|
There are no provisions in the law regarding the regulation of parties funding.
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
|
2006/11/15
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Within the General National Budget and Public Expenditure Law is provided a fund equal to half percent (1/2%) of national revenues during years of general elections, and one quarter percent (1/4%) during the non-electoral period. In addition, political parties can access to mass media (press, radio, television, etc.) during electoral period equally.
Source:
Ley núm. 33-18, de Partidos, Agrupaciones y Movimientos Políticos G.O. No. 10917, art. 23 (5), 63 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-ley-33-18-de-partidos/ (2018)
Ley Electoral “Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19 art. 203 (párrafo): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-ley-organica-de-regimen/ (2019)
|
2020/02/05
|
|
Ecuador
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Public funding will include all printed, radio, television and billboard campaign propaganda, as well as economic contributions, when the political organizations get: 4% of the votes cast in two successive multi-member elections; three representatives to the National Assembly; 8% of municipalities; or one councilor in each of, at least, 10% of the country’s districts.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución de la República del Ecuador”, art. 110: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-constitucion-2020/ ;
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Electoral y de Organizaciones Políticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia”, art. 202, 208, 215, 355, 358: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-codigo-democracia-2023/
|
2025/03/13
|
|
Egypt
|
a. No
|
Source:
Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt 2014, art. 126: http://www.sis.gov.eg/Newvr/Dustor-en001.pdf(2014);
Law No. 38/1972 On The People’s Assembly (28/12/2011) with its amendments, art. 3: http://www.democracy-reporting.org/files/law_on_the_people_s_assembly_including_amendments_to_october_2011.pdf (2011);
Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, by Law No. ( 45) of 2014, on the Issuance of Law for regulating the Exercise of Some Political Rights, art. 26: http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Templates/Articles/tmpArticles.aspx?ArtID=78396#.ViD_3vlVhHw;
Decree No. 12 amending Law on Political Parties, art. 11: http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Story.aspx?sid=55527 (2014).
|
2018/03/20
|
|
El Salvador
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
An amount is given to each contending party depending of the number of votes cast they obtained. In addition, state-owned media should provide with equal and free airtime to all political parties or coalitions.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de El Salvador”, art. 210: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/SV/el-salvador-constitucion-2014/ ;
Political Parties Act: "Decreto No. 307 — Ley de Partidos Políticos", art. 51–62: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/SV/el-salvador-recopilacion-legislacion-electoral-2021/
|
2024/12/19
|
|
Eritrea
|
b. Direct
|
The Commission shall cover all expenses related to campaigning for the elections. No private funds shall be allowed for
campaigning.
Source:
Elections Act, art. 44
|
2011/06/22
|
|
Estonia
|
b. Direct
|
Political Parties Act:
§ 12(1): (1) Only membership fees established by the articles of association of a political party, allocations from the state budget received pursuant to this Act, donations of natural persons and income earned on the assets of the political party are the source of the assets and funds of the political party.
§ 12(7). Allocations from state budget
(1) A political party represented in the Riigikogu has the right to receive an allocation from the state budget by the fifth date of each calendar month. The size of the monthly allocation shall be one twelfth of the annual amount. The size of the allocation shall be proportionate to the number of seats obtained in the elections of the Riigikogu.
Source:
Law: Political Parties Act latest amended on 14 June 2012, § 12(1): (1), § 12(7): (1)
|
2019/02/19
|
|
Ethiopia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The government may grant support for political parties that have representation at the Federal and at State houses for conducting their day to day activity. The government may grant support to political parties to be effected for election purpose for federal or state houses. The support to be granted by the government may be in the form of money, in kind and in service. Furthermore, any political party shall not be liable to pay any kind of income tax on income collected from its members and supporters.
Based on the choice of the party, the financial support given to it in kind by the government may include the purchase or the printing, as the case may be, of posters, T-shirts, caps, billboard, banner, candidates’ symbols, candidates’ photographs, computers, printers, photocopy machines, facsimile machines or scanners, fliers, microphones, badges, stickers and flags. The financial support given to political parties by the government also comprises of availing the parties the free use of government meeting
halls, rendering mass media services according to the law and rendering of other similar services.
Source:
Regulation 5/2009 Concerning the Procedure for Determining the Apportionment of Government Financial Support to Political Parties, art. 9, 11, 12, 13 http://electionethiopia.org/en/directives/151-regulation-concerning-the-procedure-for-determining-theaporsionment-of-government-financial-support-to-political-parties-regulation.html(2010) ;
Political Parties Registration Proclamation No 573/2008, art. 18, 42 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/political-parties-registration-proclamation-no-573-1/view
|
2015/05/18
|
|
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
c. Indirect
|
Each candidate is entitled to send one postal communication to each elector free of charge of posting, and to use schools owned by the government and halls for holding public meetings to further their candidature.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Electoral Ordinance 1988”, Section 153 & 154: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/FK/falkland-islands-electoral-ordinance-1988/ ;
|
2022/04/19
|
|
Fiji
|
a. No
|
The sources of funds for a political party shall only be from membership fees, voluntary contributions, donations, bequests and grants from a lawful source, not being from a foreign government, inter-governmental or non-governmental organisation, and the proceeds of any investment, project or undertaking in which the political party has an interest.
Source:
Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Decree No. 4 of 2013, sec. 21 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-political-parties-registration-conduct/view (2014).
|
2018/04/20
|
|
Finland
|
b. Direct
|
Section 9 (1) Within the limits of the State budget, a political party represented in the Parliament may be granted party subsidy from government funds to finance the party’s public activities specified in its rules and regulations and the party programme. Party subsidy is allocated to the parties in accordance with the number of parliamentary seats each party has gained in the latest parliamentary elections. If, during the period between parliamentary elections and before the publication of the State budget every budgetary year, at least half of a certain party’s parliamentary representatives have notified the Speaker of the Parliament that they cease to represent the party in question in the Parliament, the allocation of the subsidy shall be adjusted to correspond with the changed situation. (1/1973)
--there does not seem to be provisions for public funding in campagin financing specifically--
section 2, para. 2: A candidate’s election funding may consist of: 1) the candidate’s own funds and any loans taken out by the candidate for the campaign; 2) campaign contributions received by the candidate, his or her support group or other entity operating exclusively for the purpose of promoting the candidate; and 3) other campaign contributions.
Source:
Act on Political Parties, 10/1969, as amended, section 9 (1)
Act on a Candidate’s Election Funding (273/2009), section 2
|
2019/04/02
|
|
France
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
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
|
2020/06/20
|
|
French Guiana
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/10
|
|
French Polynesia
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-11-15.
|
2004/01/15
|
|
Gabon
|
b. Direct
|
State funds are available to parties who are present in at least 5 provinces, present 20 candidates in legislative elections, 10 candidates for senatorial elections and 20 lists in local elections.
Source:
Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie, Rapport sur le Financement des Partis Politiques, 2010, Section 2: http://apf.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/2010_cap_rapp_financespartis.pdf (2017)
|
2017/03/24
|
|
Gambia
|
c. Indirect
|
Access to the media and tax exceptions.
Source:
Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Gambia_2004?lang=en (2017)
Elections Decree 78 of 1996, part VI, sections 86, 93: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GM/gambia-elections-decree-78-of-1996/view;
Report of the Commonwealth Expert Team on the Gambia presidential election of 24 November 2011: http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/dop?country=Gambia&organization=&year=2011&election=2&mission=&report=3&keywords= (2012)
|
2017/03/21
|
|
Georgia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
It is prohibited to carry on election campaigning at any event/presentation funded from the State Budget of Georgia/the budget of a municipality. That action shall be regarded as the use of administrative resources.
Source:
Organic Law of Georgia on Political Union of Citizens, art. 29:
https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/28324?publication=32
|
2024/07/25
|
|
Germany
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The parties shall receive funds as a contribution towards the funding of the duties generally incumbent upon them under the Basic Law. The allocation of state funds shall depend on the success a party achieves with the voters in European, Bundestag and Landtag elections, on the sum of its membership and deputy fees and on the amount of money it obtains from donations.
(2) The maximum total volume of state funds which may be paid to all parties each year
shall be 190 million euros (absolute upper limit).
(3) Under the state partial funding program, the parties shall each year receive:
1. 0.70 euro for each valid vote cast for its list or
2. 0.70 euro for each valid vote cast for a party in a constituency or polling district whose list
was not approved in a Land, and
3. 0.38 euro for each euro which it has obtained as bestowals (membership fee, deputy fee
or rightfully obtained donation); in this context, only bestowals up to 3,300 euros per natural
person shall be taken into account.
Notwithstanding Numbers 1 and 2 above, the parties shall receive 0.85 euro for every vote
they obtain up to four million valid votes.
Source:
Act on Political Parties, Article 18
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/1aedeb82-9067-4321-acce-880ba22ddc28/parteiengesetz.pdf
|
2021/11/17
|
|
Ghana
|
c. Indirect
|
Only indirect public funding is available in the form of free access to the media.
Source:
- Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, art. 55 (11, 12):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GH/ghana-constitution-1992-with-amendments-through/view
|
2016/09/21
|
|
Gibraltar
|
a. No
|
32. Where any expenditure is incurred in contravention of the provisions of section 14 the person by whom such expenditure was incurred, and the candidate in connection with whose candidature it was incurred, shall be deemed to be guilty of an illegal practice:
Provided that no candidate shall be deemed to be guilty of an illegal practice by reason of any other person having incurred any expenditure in connection with the candidature of the candidate in contravention of the provisions of section 14 if the candidate proves that such expenditure was incurred without his knowledge or consent and that he took all reasonable steps to prevent the incurrence of such expenditure.
Source:
Parliament Act Number 1950-15, Part III, Article 32.
https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/1950-15o.pdf
|
2019/11/04
|
|
Greece
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Constitution, Art. 29:2;
Law 3023/2002, Art. 1 and 4
https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/bcc26661-143b-4f2d-8916-0e0e66ba4c50/x-xrhmacom-pap.pdf
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Greece_2008?lang=en
|
2020/07/26
|
|
Greenland
|
e. No information available
|
|
2012/06/14
|
|
Grenada
|
a. No
|
No provisions in law regarding any kind of public funding to political parties.
Source:
IFE 2006.
|
2006/05/31
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Guam
|
a. No
|
Source:
3 Guam Code Ch. 17:
https://law.justia.com/codes/guam/2019/title-3/chapter-17/
|
2020/10/28
|
|
Guatemala
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Direct public financing to political parties is supplied at the rate of the equivalent of two United States dollars in Guatemalan quetzales by vote legally cast for them, provided they have received at least five percent (5%) of the total valid ballots deposited in the general election, or that they win one seat in the Congress. Indirect public funding is given through free postal and telegraphic services throughout the electoral process, as well as through equitable access to mass media during the electoral process.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos”, art. 20 e), f) & g), 21 bis & 220: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/GT/guatemala-lepp-y-reglamentos-2023/
|
2023/05/29
|
|
Guinea
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Law regulating public funding of political parties' activities, art. 1: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GN/guinea-law-regulating-public-funding-for-political/view
|
2017/01/26
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Electoral Law of 11 November 2009 on the election of the President of the Republic and the National People's Assembly ("Lei Eleitoral Para Presidente da República e Assembleia Nacional Popular"), art. 37: http://www.cne-guinebissau.org/phocadownload/lei_eleitoral.pdf (2012);
Law No. 2/91 on Political Parties ("Lei quadro dos Partidos Políticos"), art. 22, 23, 26: http://www.anpguinebissau.org/leis/legislacao/lei-quadro-dos-partidos-politicos/ (2012)
|
2014/06/24
|
|
Guyana
|
c. Indirect
|
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
|
2015/05/11
|
|
Haiti
|
b. Direct
|
Political parties are able to receive direct public and private funds according to Articles 125 to 135 of the Electoral Act which specify the rules and amounts available.
Source:
Le Moniteur sous la direction de Beauzile, Fritzner, « Loi électoral », http://haitijustice.com/pdf/legislation/loi-electorale-haiti-2013.pdf, 168ième année No. 229, 2013
|
2015/04/08
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City State)
|
f. Not applicable
|
f) There are no political parties.
Source:
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html
|
2012/05/14
|
|
Honduras
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Only the political parties at the National Congress that obtained at least 2% of the votes receive public financing. In addition, they have the possibility of making duty free imports up to a certain amount.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de 1982", art. xx & xx: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-constitucion-politica-de-1982-2021/ ;
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 165: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/ ;
Political Financing Law: “Ley de financiamiento, transparencia y fiscalización a partidos políticos y candidatos”, art. 17, 50: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-financiamiento-pp-pp-2021/
|
2025/08/07
|
|
Hong Kong
|
e. No information available
|
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2021/06/07
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Hungary
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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§ 43 (2) For the purposes of the election campaign, state and local government budgetary agencies may make premises and other necessary equipment available to the nominating organisations under equal conditions. In buildings serving as premises for state or local government authorities its is prohibited to run any election campaign, hold meetings, except at settlements with less than five hundred inhabitants, provided that no other community building is available for this purpose.
§ 91 (1) Each nominating organisation that puts forward candidates in elections is entitled to budgetary support in proportion to putting forward candidates. Independent candidates are given budgetary support equal to the support received by the candidates of nominating organisations. The amount of funds that can be spent on budgetary support nationally shall be determined by the Parliament.
§ 93 (1) National public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations putting forward national lists, regional public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations putting forward regional lists in their region of reception, local public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of candidates announcing themselves in single mandate constituencies in their region of reception from the 18th day preceding the elections the latest until the 3rd day before the elections, at least once, free of charge.
(2) On the last day of the election campaign the program providers defined in section (1) shall publish the political advertisements produced by nominating organisations and candidates pursuant to the provisions set forth in section (1), free of charge.
Source:
Act LXXXVII on Election of Members of Parliament Campaign Costs, Sections 1-6: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=161284.346589.
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2018/07/30
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Iceland
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
"Direct public funding is provided through (Chapter II, Law No. 162/2006): (i) annual contributions from the State Treasury (according to authorisation given by the Parliament to the Ministry of Finance in the State budget). This type of support consists of two different allocations: (a) financial grants divided between parties according to votes gained in the last general elections. Parties which obtained at least one seat in Parliament or received more than 2.5 % of votes in the last general elections can apply for such grants; and (b) parliamentary support for every party represented in parliament. An equal amount, called a “unit”, is to be paid for each Member of Parliament. One unit is also paid for each parliamentary group. In addition, an amount equalling twelve units is allocated to parliamentary groups of the political organisations that have no seats in the Government, dividing these units among them in proportion to the number of votes. ... (ii) annual contributions from municipalities: local authorities with more than 500 inhabitants are to support parties which have obtained at least one seat in the local council or at least 5% of the votes cast in the last municipal election. The overall amount of the funding to be provided is to be decided by the local authority itself at the time of adoption of the municipal budget and distributed on a proportional basis. Smaller communities are free to decide whether to provide financial support to parties, but if they do so, they are bound by the same aforementioned rules. In 2007, 32,750,000 ISK3 (271,635 EUR) was distributed proportionately to the parties with seats in Reykjavik’s City Council. In 2008, the contribution to political parties from the city of Reykjavík will amount to 33,600,000 ISK (278,685 EUR)."
Source:
Government of Iceland Prime Minister's Office (2010) Progress Report on RC-III Iceland, The Implementation of the Recommendations of GRECO on Iceland of party funding (theme II), Page 5
https://www.stjornarradid.is/media/innanrikisraduneyti-media/media/2010/GrecoRC3%282010%292_Iceland_EN.pdf
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2020/07/27
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India
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c. Indirect
|
No funds in form of money are given to any party from the state. Free time on state-owned radio and TV is given by a special formula devised by the Election Commission of India.
Source:
Compendium of Instruction on Media Related Matters (January 2017): https://eci.gov.in/files/file/6922-compendium-of-instructions-on-media-related-matters/
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2019/04/11
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Indonesia
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b. Direct
|
Political parties are entitled to financial subsidies from the national budgets and/or regional budgets.
Source:
Law 2/2011 on Political Parties, Article 34(1, 3): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-2-2011-on-political-parties-2011/view
|
2024/02/07
|
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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b. Direct
|
Government grants and subsidies in order to help the parties, the government shall provide an annual budget line in the annual budget.
Allocation of funds for assistance to the parties subject to Article 16 of this law shall be in accordance with the instructions approved by the Commission of Parties and shall also supervise its proper implementation.
Source:
International IDEA: Global Database on Political Finance, Islamic Republic of Iran: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=105&database_theme=302
Law on the Activities of Political Parties and Groups, Art. 16 (4) Note 1.
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2024/11/19
|
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Iraq
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e. No information available
|
|
2018/04/19
|
|
Ireland
|
b. Direct
|
17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, payments shall be made out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to each qualified party which applies therefor.
(2) (a) The aggregate of the payments which may be made to qualified parties in any twelve monthly period under this Part shall not, subject to paragraph (b), exceed one million pounds.
(b) (i) Whenever, on or after the passing of this Act, there is a general increase of remuneration in the civil service with effect from a particular date, pursuant to agreements or arrangements having effect on a general basis in the civil service (whether or not they also apply in relation to persons employed other than in the civil service), the aggregate of the payments which may be made under this section shall be increased correspondingly with effect from that date.
(ii) In this paragraph “civil service” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 .
(3) The amount payable to qualified parties under subsection (2) shall be allocated to each qualified party in the same proportion as the total number of first preference votes obtained by every candidate of each such qualified party at the preceding general election bears to the total number of first preference votes obtained by candidates of all qualified parties at that election.
(4) As soon as may be after the declaration of the result of a general election is completed in each constituency, the Minister shall furnish to the Public Offices Commission and the Minister for Finance, in writing:
(a) particulars of the total percentage of first preference votes obtained at the election by candidates of each party referred to in section 16 calculated in accordance with paragraph (b) of the said section,
(b) the name of each candidate elected, and
(c) the name of each candidate who was not elected to whom the greatest number of votes credited at any stage of the counting of votes at the election exceeds one quarter of the quota,
as ascertained from the copy of the notice furnished to the Minister under section 127 (2) of the Act of 1992.
(5) Every payment made under this Part to a qualified party shall be exempt from income tax and shall not be reckoned in computing the income for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts of such party.
Source:
Electoral Act 1997, Art. 17 - 21: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/act/25/enacted/en/print#sec17
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2024/11/21
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Israel
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
A new party group is entitled to one financing unit per seat won by the party group in the elections, plus an amount equal for one financing unit. For other parties, the financing received is in accordance with the number of seats the party group won in the outgoing Parliament, plus the number of such seats won in the incoming Parliament, divided by two and added by an amount equal to one financing unit.
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/campaign-finance/israel.php (Section B)
International IDEA, Political Finance Database: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/144/55
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2019/06/13
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Italy
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Political Parties receive direct funding on an annual base. On this amount of money, they do not pay taxes. Parties also receive indirect funding during the electoral campaign: city councils and provincial councils must let them use public infrastructure and buildings for their campaigns.
Source:
Law of 3 June 1999, n. 157, Art. 1 and 5
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2020/07/18
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Jamaica
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a. No
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Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
|
2006/11/15
|
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Japan
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
According to the Political Party Subsidies Act, subsidies, which amount to 250 yen per capita are distributed among parties according to their number of Diet seats and their proportion of the total vote (Articles 7–8).
As indirect public funding, candidates or political parties can put an advertisement in newspapers free of charge (article 149). Also, candidates or political parties can express their political views, free of charge, over the radio and the television broadcast(article 150).
Source:
Political Party Subsidies Act, Art. 3,4,7 and 8: https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=406AC0000000005#C;
Public Offices Election Act, Art. 149,150, 263 and 264:
https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=325AC1000000100;
International IDEA Political Finance Database:
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/political-finance-database
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2019/07/09
|
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Jordan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Political Parties Law 2015, art. 25, 27, 28: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-political-parties-law-2015/view (2016)
|
2016/08/03
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Kazakhstan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
1. At the end of last elections budget funds shall be annually allocated to a political parties, represented in the Mazhilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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.
3. The procedure of financing political parties shall be determined by the Central election commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. The control for expenditure of budget funds shall be carried out in the procedure established by the budget legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(Art. 18-1, The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
3. The state guarantees candidates equal allocation of funds for their programs in the media. The procedure and the amount of funds allocated to the candidates for media appearances are determined by the Central Election Commission.
(Art. 28. The Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
Budget funds are annually allocated to political parties represented in the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of the results of the last elections. The size of the budget allocated for the financing of the activity of political parties is determined by the law on the republican budget. The procedure for financing political parties is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The state shall guarantee an equal allocation of funds to the candidates to come out with their programs in mass media. Each candidate shall be granted with funds for a fifteen minutes speech on TV, ten-minutes broadcasting by the radio as well as for publication of two articles in the press in the volume that does not exceed 0.1 of a printed sheet.
The political parties that have nominated their party lists shall be eligible to participate in the political debates on TV, organized by the Central Election Commission within the time limit fixed by the Central Election Commission.
Mass media shall provide time for broadcasting and the printed space to the registered candidates and political parties that have nominated their party lists on a contractual basis.
For publication of posters, leaflets, slogans and other printed campaign materials the corresponding election commissions shall allocate to the candidates an equal sum of money, except for the candidates who stand for elections under party lists.
Source:
The Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as amended in May 2021, art. 18-1
http://adilet.zan.kz/eng/archive/docs/Z020000344_/07.11.2014
The Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 28: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
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2024/10/23
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Kenya
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
the fund is administered by the Registrar of Political Parties.
Source:
Political Parties Act art. 28
|
2012/03/14
|
|
Kiribati
|
a. No
|
The candidate or the parties have to fund for their own campaign, the Electoral Commission is not mandated to ask each candidate or party to disclose their financial statement.
Source:
International IDEA (2014) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/funding-of-political-parties-and-election-campaigns.pdf
International IDEA Political Finance Database
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/159/55
|
2020/05/05
|
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Korea, Republic of
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Not all registered parties are eligible for direct public funding. Only parties that have seats in the National Assembly or have received a certain level of support (2% or more) in a nationwide election are eligible for subsidies.
All registered parties, regardless of their eligibility for direct funding, may benefit from indirect public funding, such as tax exemptions for contributions to the party.
Source:
Political Fund Act, Article 27, 59: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
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2024/08/28
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|
Kuwait
|
f. Not applicable
|
There are no political parties in Kuwait.
Source:
Democracy Reporting International, Assessment of the Electoral Framework of Kuwait: http://www.democracy-reporting.org/files/dri_kuwait_report_08.pdf (2013)
|
2013/01/31
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Constitutional Law No 68 of 2011 (amended 2020) “On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic”, art. 24 (1), 25 (1), 26 (1): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/a1/KYRG_Const%20Laww%20on%20Elections%20of%20President%20and%20MPs.pdf
Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Political Parties (1999), art. 17
|
2025/05/07
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
f. Not applicable
|
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party is the only political party in Lao.
Source:
Constitution: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LA/Lao-People2019s-Democratic-Republic-Constitution/view;
Law No. 37/PO on the Election of Members of the National Assembly: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LA/Lao-People2019s-Democratic-Republic-Law-on/view
|
2021/02/24
|
|
Latvia
|
c. Indirect
|
Law on Financing: Section 2. Sources of Financing
(1) Political organisations (parties) may be financed by:
1) membership fees and joining fees;
2) gifts (donations) from natural persons;
3) the income earned by economic activities of the relevant political organisation (party); and/or
4) other sources of financing, except by those prohibited to finance political
organisations (parties) by law.
Law on Pre-election Campaign: Section 2: (1) Candidates who are in a list of candidates of the same title have the right to use the broadcasting time of the Latvian Radio and Latvian Television for pre-election campaign free of charge in accordance with the procedures and the amount stipulated in this Law if they have submitted a statement regarding the submission of the list of candidates at least 40 days before the election day.
Source:
Law: Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) as amended on 25 September 2008, sec. 2(1).
Law: Law on Pre-election Campaign Before the Saeima Elections and Elections to the European Parliament as amended till 15 January 2009, sec. 2(1).
|
2014/10/03
|
|
Lebanon
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a. No
|
There is no law regulating the finance of political parties.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Law: hhttps://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb/en/22598
https://elections.gov.lb/getattachment/00bbe177-0eec-4f8a-a4df-e47c7e19b4de/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%28PDF%29.aspx%20(2017)
|
2024/11/20
|
|
Lesotho
|
b. Direct
|
“A political party registered with the Commission shall be entitled to funding from the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of campaigning and payment of party agents.”
Source:
National Assembly Electoral Act (2011), Article 70-72
|
2017/07/19
|
|
Liberia
|
a. No
d. Other
|
Political parties and candidates shall not utilise public resources for campaign activities except state resources that are made available to all candidates and political parties for the election; are generally available to the public and are provided on the same terms as to the public; or are related to providing security staff or security services.
Source:
National Elections Commission, Campaign Finance Regulations, Art. 8 (May 2016), http://www.necliberia.org/doc_download/4%20Campaign%20Finance%20Regulations.pdf?a4705305cd27e04fb1f66830e7e0ef9d=Mg%3D%3D
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|
a. No
e. No information available
|
Source:
Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress. (National Transitional Council on Libya): (Eng) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the-e/view (Arabic) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the/view
|
2024/11/25
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
b. Direct
|
The total amount of public funding is set to CHF 710,000 per year, which is to be divided among the political parties which: a) are represented in the state parliament or b) have participated in the last elections in the two constituencies and obtained at least 3% of the total number of votes.
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Principality of Liechtenstein, Parliamentary Elections 9 February 2025, Needs Assessment Mission Report, 13-14 November 2024 (7)
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/5/584721.pdf
|
2025/02/24
|
|
Lithuania
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Article 7: (1) Political campaigns of political parties shall be financed exclusively from the following sources:
1. Political campaigns of political parties shall be financed exclusively from the following sources:
1) funds of the political party received from the sources of funding of the political party and used to finance political campaigns of the party, candidates and lists of candidates of the party;
2) donations for political campaign to the political party during the political campaign period, given by natural persons who under this Law have the right to donate;
3) during the political campaign, loans received by a political party from banks registered in the Republic of Lithuania or another European Union Member State or a branch of a bank registered in the European Economic Area and operating in the Republic of Lithuania;
4) interest on the funds kept in the political campaign account
7:(2) Political parties must keep funds designated to finance a political campaign in the political campaign account. The political campaign account shall not be subject to any interim measures.
7:(3) It shall be prohibited to finance political campaigns of political parties with the funds which are not specified in this Article.
Article 51: 1. After the announcement of the names of candidates and lists of candidates by the Central Electoral Commission, the candidates shall be granted the right to use the Lithuanian national radio and television free of charge. The rules for preparing programs for election campaign shall be approved and the actual duration and time of the Lithuanian national radio and television programs shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission after consultation with the head of the Lithuanian national radio and television. The Central Electoral Commission shall also distribute the time of the programs in such a manner that the following principles of equality are preserved: among the lists of candidates in the multi-member constituency; among single-member constituencies; among candidates in a single-member constituency.
2. Discussions of candidates over the radio and television shall be financed with funds of the state budget from the appropriations allocated for the Central Electoral Commission.
Source:
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Funding of, and Control over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (23 August 2004, as last amended on 16 October 2014 No XII-1251), art. 7, 14, 15 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/a05f32b2b4c411e3b2cee015b961c954?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 51 (1-2)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
|
2020/06/05
|
|
Luxembourg
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The Political Parties that:
• presented a complete list in the four electoral districts in parliamentary elections and a complete list in the single national constituency in European elections and
• obtained at least two percent of the total votes as in the four constituencies voters for national elections in national average in the national constituency unique for the European elections; are
entitled, apart from the allocation given to them under Chapter IX of the amended electoral law February 18, 2003, at an annual allocation charged to the State budget, determined as follows:
1. a lump sum of 100,000 euros;
2. an additional 11,500 euros for each point percent of the vote
Additional collected in national elections;
3. an additional 11,500 euros for each point percent of the vote
Additional collected during the European elections
Source:
Financing of Political Parties, Art. 2; https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/b9/Lux_Political_parties_Financing_asof2012.pdf
Electoral law, Art. 91, 92, 93: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
|
2024/11/21
|
|
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
b. Direct
|
Law on Financing of Political Parties, Art. 7: The political parties shall be financed by public and private sources of financing.
Law on Financing of Political Parties, Art. 8: The public sources for financing the political parties shall be the funds envisaged in the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia.
Source:
Law on Financing Political Parties: https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1100019/1226_1424430044_2012-11-24-law-financing-political-parties-en.pdf
|
2024/11/20
|
|
Madagascar
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Law n° 2011- 012 regulating political parties, art. 35 (4), 35bis: http://www.ceni-madagascar.mg/dossier/loi_2011-012_Partis_politiques.pdf (2013);
Organic Law n° 2012-005 on the Electoral Code, art. 48, 50, 55: http://mdm-national.mg/bureau/textes-reglementaires/textes-reglementaires/ (2013)
|
2013/02/12
|
|
Malawi
|
b. Direct
|
The State shall provide funds so as to ensure that, during the life of any Parliament, any political party which has secured more than one-tenth of the national vote in elections to that Parliament has sufficient funds to continue to represent its constituency.
Source:
Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, art. 40(2).
|
2025/05/26
|
|
Malaysia
|
a. No
|
Source:
Transparency International Malaysia: http://www.transparency.org.my/publications/Crinis.RPFM.Serialisation.JT.070311/English/PDF/Part%202.pdf (2013)
|
2013/03/21
|
|
Maldives
|
b. Direct
|
As for the government subsidy, a total of 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the state budget for each year should be allocated to political parties.
Source:
Political Parties Act (2015/24) art 8, 34, 35 (a)
Aminath Sweiza Naeem (2016) 'FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN THE MALDIVES': https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1970739/WP42_Naeem.pdf, p.4
|
2019/02/15
|
|
Mali
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Article 32 à 35 de la Charte des partis politiquesdu 07 juillet 2000.
Verified by Mamadou Seck, Forum Civil, [email protected], 2008-02-20
|
2008/03/28
|
|
Malta
|
c. Indirect
|
c) Political parties are exempt from taxation
Source:
GRECO Compliance Report on "Transparency of Party Funding in Malta": http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/greco/evaluations/round3/GrecoRC3%282011%2911_Malta_EN.pdf (2012);
IDEA Handbook on Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns, 2004; Matrix on Political Finance Laws and Regulations
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
a. No
|
No provisions regarding public funding of political parties in Electoral Law or Constitution.
Source:
Constitution; Elections and Referenda Act, as amended; Elections Offenses Act, as amended.
https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995
|
2023/10/12
|
|
Martinique
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Mauritania
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Legally constituted political parties or groups of political parties are allocated public financial assistance which is included in the State Budget.
Source:
Decree No. 91-141 of 13 November 1991 regulating the procedures for the conduct of the elections and specifying the organization of elections of deputies to the National Assembly, art. 15, 22;
Act No. 2012-024 amending certain provisions of Ordinance No. 91-24 of 25 July 1991, as amended, relating to political parties, art. 20 (1): http://www.primature.gov.mr/fr/pdf/LoisapprouveesHAPAetPartisPolitiques.pdf (2012)
|
2024/10/28
|
|
Mauritius
|
a. No
|
There is no public funding of political parties in Mauritius.
Source:
Rouikaya Kasenally (2009): "Chapter 8: Mauritius" Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 283.
|
2012/02/25
|
|
Mexico
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Besides receiving public funding, the law grants the following prerogatives to political parties:
• To have permanent and free access to radio and television.
• To benefit from a special fiscal system.
• To benefit from postal and telegraph exemptions from payment, whenever necessary to achieve their functions.
Source:
Constitution: "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", 41(II–III): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-constitucion-2024/ ;
Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", arts. 159, 187: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/ ;
Political Parties' Law: "Ley General de Partidos Políticos", arts. 23(1d), 26, 50–52: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgpp-2024/
|
2024/04/12
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
a. No
|
There are no political parties and no provision regulating candidates' funding.
Source:
FSM, Title 9 "National elections", The National Election Code: http://www.fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/indexcode2014.html
|
2025/03/28
|
|
Moldova, Republic of
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The state may grant the electoral competitors interest-free loans. Electoral competitors that received less than 3 per cent of valid votes cast in the election throughout the country or within the respective constituencies, including independent candidates who were not elected, shall pay back the state loans received within 2 months from the end of voting. The other electoral competitors shall pay back the state loans within four months.
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova, article 40:1, 40:5
|
2019/02/18
|
|
Monaco
|
a. No
|
Political associations are governed by the Associations Act of 23 December 2008. Under section 16 of the act, only recognised associations are entitled to public financial support. No political associations had been granted such recognition
and, accordingly, none received any public funding.
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended in 2002, Art. 33;
https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/loi/1968/02-23-839/
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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2023/09/13
|
|
Mongolia
|
c. Indirect
|
A party or coalition’s election expenses shall be covered by the party or coalition and election expenses of candidates proposed by a party or coalition shall be covered by the part or coalition respectively and by the candidates themselves. Independent candidates shall bear their own election expenses.
The public radio and television shall broadcast an electoral campaign-related program on the schedule and timing set by the General Election Commission free of charge only and it is forbidden to broadcast it on a chargeable basis. The General Election Commission shall ensure that equal timing is allocated to each party or coalition or each independent participating in one single district to approve a schedule and timing for free campaign programs to be broadcasted over the public radio and television.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 40-47: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
|
2020/02/17
|
|
Montenegro
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Electoral Law: The Law on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns (2015)
Article 2:
Political entities may acquire funds for regular operation and the election campaign from public and private sources, in accordance with this Law.
Article 5:
Public sources, in terms of this Law, are the funds allocated from the Budget of Montenegro and local self-government budgets (hereinafter referred to as: the budgetary assets).
Article 7:
Budgetary assets may be used to finance:
1) regular operation of political entities;
2) costs of election campaigns for the election of Members of Parliament and councillors and
election of the President of Montenegro.
Article 8:
A political entity which participates in the elections and wins at least one MP or councilor seat shall be entitled to budgetary assets referred to in Article 7 paragraph 1 item 1 of this Law. Entity that submitted the verified and proclaimed electoral list and the nomination for the election for the President of Montenegro shall be entitled to budgetary assets referred to in Article 7, paragraph 1, item 2 of this Law.
Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2016:
Art 53: All contestants, including political parties, during the campaign period are allocated to free broadcast time as well as equal terms for newspaper space.
Source:
Electoral Law: The Law on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns (2015)
https://www.antikorupcija.me/media/documents/LAW_ON_FINANCING_OF_POLITICAL_ENTITIES_lLovfsJ.pdf
Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2016, art. 53
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7743/file/Montenegro_Law_elections_councillors_members_of_parliament_1998_am2016_en.pdf.
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2021/12/22
|
|
Morocco
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Organic Law No. 29.11 relating to political parties, Articles 32-34: http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_29-11_Fr.pdf?ver=udBqyqqMSUHXgxtDpGhmCw%3d%3d
|
2022/08/02
|
|
Mozambique
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Political parties participating in legislative elections shall receive direct funding from the State budget by the 21st day before the beginning of the electoral campaign period. They are also allowed to use public premises for campaign meetings and free airtime on public media.
Source:
Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 26, 27, 31, 34, 37 (2), 38: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014).
|
2014/10/13
|
|
Namibia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Since 1997 Political parties represented in the National Assembly have received funds from the state on an annual basis, in proportion to the votes they garnered in the previous legislative election. Public funding of parties is restricted to 0.2% of the state budget of the previous year.
Source:
EISA 2006, "Namibia: Party Funding", [www] http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/namparties4.htm
|
2012/02/25
|
|
Nauru
|
e. No information available
|
No provisions for public funding in constitution or electoral law.
Source:
Constitution 1968; Electoral Act 2016.
|
2019/07/08
|
|
Nepal
|
a. No
|
There is no specific law in this regard.
|
2018/04/06
|
|
Netherlands
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The 2013 Political Finance Act provides for a mixed political finance system, including both public and private financing.
Source:
OSCE ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, The Netherlands Parliamentary Elections 17 March 2021 (8);
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/0/478501.pdf
|
2022/08/02
|
|
New Caledonia
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-11, Articles L.52-11-1, L.52-12,L.52-13, L.52-14, L.52-15.
|
2004/01/14
|
|
New Zealand
|
b. Direct
|
Registered parties are able to receive conditional public funding for broadcasting election programmes and election advertising in relation to general elections. They can also receive donations, whether public or anonymous.
Source:
Electoral Act 1993, Art. 3, 206:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/NZ/new-zealand-electoral-act-2010/view (2012) ;
Broadcasting Act No. 25 of 1989, art. 74A (1)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/NZ/new-zealand-broadcasting-act-2010/view (2017) ;
https://elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/donations-and-loans/rules-for-party-donations-and-loans/
https://elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/for-starting-a-political-party/
|
2024/07/10
|
|
Nicaragua
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Political parties and alliances participating in the national elections are entitled to public funding as a reimbursement for their campaign expenses, provided that they have obtained at least 4% of the valid votes. In addition, they are allocated free broadcast time for their pre-electoral campaigns.
Source:
Electoral Law No. 331: “Ley Electoral No. 331 (enmendada por la ley No. 790 del 23/05/2012)”, art. 90, 99:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/NI/leyes-electorales/nicaragua-ley-no.-331-ley-electoral-2012/ (2016).
|
2016/06/07
|
|
Niger
|
b. Direct
|
Political parties are entitled to direct public funding to finance their activities. There is also indirect public funding in the form of free broadcast time, free space for campaign materials and free printing of the ballots.
Source:
Rapport final, élections législatives et présidentielle, EU (2011), p.14:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NE/niger-raport-final-elections-legislatives-et/view
|
2017/02/03
|
|
Nigeria
|
c. Indirect
|
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.
Source:
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)
|
2015/03/30
|
|
Niue
|
e. No information available
|
No provisions for public funding of political parties.
Source:
Constitution; Niue Assembly Act, as amended.
|
2014/06/23
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
a. No
|
Source:
https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/CEC_Regulation.pdf
|
2024/12/11
|
|
Norway
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
The Political Parties Act, Ch. 3: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Act_Politica_%20Parties_EN_version_120207.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Oman
|
f. Not applicable
|
Only independent candidates compete in legislative elections. There are no political parties.
Source:
Basic Statute of the State, as amended by Royal Decree No. 99/2011: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Oman_2011.pdf?lang=en
ROYAL DECREE NO. 86/97 On the Formation of The Council of Oman: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/83508/92277/F2092950230/OMN83508.pdf (1997)
|
2025/05/06
|
|
Pakistan
|
a. No
|
International IDEA Political Finance Database 2021 says no public funding is available and there are no criteria for funding.
Source:
International IDEA Political Finance Database (2021): https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=169&database_theme=302
Political Finance and Public Funding of Political Parties in Pakistan (2023): https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/pakistan/20160-20230331.pdf
|
2024/02/05
|
|
Palau
|
a. No
|
No provisions for public funding of political parties.
Source:
Voting Rights Act of 1981, as amended.
|
2016/11/04
|
|
Palestine
|
c. Indirect
|
Only indirect public funding is available in the form of free broadcast time on state media and public sites designated for displaying electoral posters and banners.
Source:
Elections Law 2 September 2007 regulating general elections, art. 63 (1), 65, 68: http://www.elections.ps/Portals/0/pdf/Election_Law_%282007-Sept_02%29-EN.pdf (2013)
|
2013/04/09
|
|
Panama
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de Panamá”, art. 141: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PA/panama-constitucion-politica-de-la-republica-2004
Electoral Code: “Código Electoral”, art. 108–109, 110 (8, 9, 13, 14), 200, 207–212, 214–218: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PA/panama-codigo-electoral-2023/
|
2024/12/05
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, Section 75, 82, 83, 86: http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/olotioppac2003542/(2017)
|
2017/03/16
|
|
Paraguay
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
They receive state contributions, electoral subsidies, tributary exemptions and a percentage of free media access.
Source:
Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 276 & 277:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
Ley 4.743 que regula el Financiamiento Político (modifica el art. 276 del Código Electoral):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-ley-4.743-que-regula-el-financiamiento/ (2012)
|
2023/03/16
|
|
Peru
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley 26859, orgánica de elecciones”, art. 194: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/peru-ley-26859-organica-elecciones-2019/ ;
Law on Political Parties: “Ley 28094, de organizaciones políticas”, art. 29, 37, 38 & 41: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/peru-ley-28094-orgs-pp-2019/
|
2020/01/28
|
|
Philippines
|
a. No
|
|
2016/05/11
|
|
Poland
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Expenses incurred by the election committees in connection with called elections are covered from their own resources.
The political party, whose election committee participated in the elections, the political party comprising an election coalition committee, and the election committee of voters participating in elections to the Sejm and the Senate is entitled to a grant from the state budget, hereinafter referred to as an “entity subsidy”, for each mandate for deputy and senator obtained.
An election committee has the right to free broadcasting of electoral programs through public radio and television broadcasters.
Source:
Election Code: Act of 5 January 2011 on Election Code to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland, articles 126, 150(1) and 252(1): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/40/POL_Election%20Code.pdf
|
2024/11/13
|
|
Portugal
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Article 2
Sources of Funding
The sources of funding for the activities of political parties include their own revenues as well as other funds from private financing and public subsidies.
Source:
Law No. 19/2003, June 20th, Article 2:
https://dre.pt/dre/detalhe/lei/19-2003-692850
|
2024/10/10
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
b. Direct
|
Political parties have access to the Special Fund for Electoral Campaigns, provided by request before the Electoral Comptroller.
Source:
Political Financing Law: “Ley para la fiscalización del financiamiento de campaña política en Puerto Rico”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-222-2011-fiscalizacion-financiamiento-politico-58-2020/
|
2020/11/03
|
|
Qatar
|
f. Not applicable
|
There are no political parties in Qatar.
Source:
Constitution: https://www.gco.gov.qa/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/permanent_constitution_state_qatar_en.pdf
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Qatar_2003
|
2025/05/08
|
|
Romania
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
One of the sources of financing of political party activity is subsidies from the state budget.
Electoral Law: Article 38: (1) The political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in the elections under the terms of the present title, and the independent candidates shall have free of charge access to the radio and television public services proportionally to the number of candidatures forwarded and remained final.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the financing of electoral campaigns
and the activity of political parties, Chapter 3.(14.1)
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4832/file/Romania_PartyFinance_2006.pdf
Electoral Law: Law No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for the election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, art. 38(1).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4224/file/ROM%20Election%20Laws_en.pdf
|
2020/08/24
|
|
Russian Federation
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Political parties that received more than 3 per cent of votes during previous State Duma elections are eligible for state funding. The laws do not contain comprehensive regulations for party and campaign financing, while there is a number of CEC regulations on the matter. However, it obliges electoral contestants to cover all campaign expenses from dedicated campaign accounts. Parties and candidates can use their own funds, as well as donations from citizens and legal entities.
Source:
Russian Federation State Duma Elections 18 September 2016 OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/e/251486.pdf
|
2024/03/25
|
|
Rwanda
|
e. No information available
|
During elections in which political organizations campaign for their candidates, the Government shall provide in its budget grants to political organizations and independent candidates for the campaign activities. The amount of money that shall be entitled to political organizations and independent candidates shall be equal.
Source:
Rwanda laws governing PP and Politicians Chapter IV Article 28. https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-laws-governing-political-parties-and politicians
|
2018/11/02
|
|
Réunion
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Saint Helena
|
d. Other
|
Source:
Carol George, Office of the Chief Secretary, Saint Helena
|
2007/01/19
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
a. No
|
Political party and campaign financing in St. Kitts and Nevis is wholly private; there is no government funding for campaigns, whether direct or indirect.
Source:
Electoral Observation Mission Final Report
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
|
2020/04/16
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
a. No
|
Source:
International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
|
2013/07/16
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The state guarantees the funding of political parties by contributions through the Permanent Supporter Fund.
Source:
Law for Financing Political Parties: “Ley de Financiamiento de los partidos políticos — Ley 26215”, art. 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-26215-financiamiento-pp-pp-2019/ (2019)
|
2021/12/26
|
|
Samoa
|
e. No information available
|
|
2021/04/10
|
|
San Marino
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Electoral law N.6 of 31 January 1996, Art. 20: http://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/contents/instance18/files/document/21801leggi_5336.pdf (2012);
Law n. 170 of 23 November 2005, Regulating the funding of political parties
|
2012/05/28
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990, as amended (latest amendment - 2006), art. 85, 98: http://www.stj.st/download/Lei_Eleitoral.pdf (2016);
Law No. 8/90 on Political Parties, art. 26, 27: http://www.stj.st/download/lei_dos_partidos_politicos.pdf (2016);
Law No. 09/04 on political party funding, art. 4
|
2016/06/28
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
f. Not applicable
|
Source:
Shura Council Law: http://www.shura.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/ShuraEn/internet/Laws+and+Regulations/The+Shura+Council+and+the+rules+and+regulations+job/Shura+Council+Law/ (2012);
The Basic Law of Governance: http://www.boe.gov.sa/ViewSystemDetails.aspx?lang=en&SystemID=4 (2012)
|
2012/08/20
|
|
Senegal
|
c. Indirect
|
Political parties are not entitled to direct public funding. Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free broadcast time and space for campaign materials.
Source:
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.62 (3), LO.182, LO.129: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
International IDEA: Political Finance Database (2017)
http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=205
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Serbia
|
b. Direct
|
Political entities are financed from public and private sources.
Public sources for financing of political activity comprise pecuniary funds and
services granted by the Republic of Serbia, autonomous province and local
government, their organs as well as organizations founded by them.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on Financing Political Activities, art. 3-4.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/RS/law-on-financing-political-parties/view
|
2022/07/21
|
|
Seychelles
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
International IDEA Database:
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=199&database_theme=302
|
2025/02/28
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
a. No
|
The source of funds of a political party shall be limited to contributions or donations, whether in cash or in kind, of persons who are entitled to be registered as voters in Sierra Leone.
Source:
Political Parties Act (2002), art. 19: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SL/sierra-leone-the-political-parties-act-2002/
|
2017/01/13
|
|
Singapore
|
a. No
|
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Singapore_2010?lang=en (2017);
Parliamentary Elections Act: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/SG/singapore-parliamentary-elections-act-2011/view (2017)
|
2017/03/24
|
|
Slovakia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Act On Elections to the National Council: 52(4):
After the National Council of the Slovak Republic has verified the election of Deputies, the Chairperson of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall inform the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic of how many valid votes were cast for each political party or coalition. A political party or coalition which obtained in the elections more than three per cent of the total number of valid votes cast in the Slovak Republic shall receive from the state budget of the Slovak Republic a payment for each such vote equal to one per cent of the national average salary for the calendar year preceding the year in which the elections are conducted.
Source:
Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 52(4): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Act On Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, plebiscite, recalling of president and amending of some other acts, as amended, Article 18: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-presidential-election-law-1999/view
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Slovenia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Parties that entered candidates at the last elections to the National Assembly shall have the right to receive funds from the national budget if they gained at least 1 per cent of the vote nationwide and their candidates stood in at least three-quarters of the constituencies.
If more than one party entered a joint list of candidates at the elections they shall have the right to receive funds from the national budget if they received at least 1.2 per cent of the votes nationwide (if the joint list was entered by two parties) or at least 1.5 per cent of the votes (if the joint list was submitted by three or more parties) and their candidates stood in at least three-quarters of the constituencies.
Parties referred to in the first and second paragraphs of this article shall be entitled to 10 per cent of the funds allocated in the budget for the financing of political parties in equal shares, and shall be entitled to the remaining 90 per cent of the funds in proportion to the number of votes which they received in all the constituencies. Parties which entered a joint list of candidates shall divide the funds obtained on a proportional basis by agreement, and if no agreement has been concluded then in equal shares.
Funds allocated to the financing of political parties in 2000 shall be determined in the budget of the Republic of Slovenia and may not exceed 0.017 per cent of the gross domestic product achieved in 1998, and in subsequent years may not exceed this percentage of the gross domestic product in the year prior to the adoption of the budget. The amount of funds due to each particular party shall be determined by the National Assembly at its first session following the adoption of the budget.
The funds shall be paid to the parties in twelfth parts.
Source:
Law on Political Parties, articles 21 and 23.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SI/slovenia-political-parties-act-2007/view
|
2017/03/30
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
b. Direct
|
Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (l): A political party that contests an election is entitled to Entitlements claim from the Commission, after all its members have taken their oaths on parties of political the floor of Parliament, one or both of the following —
(a) a temporary special measures grant of $10,000 payable annually for every woman elected into Parliament; and
(b) an administration grant of $20,000 for each Member of Parliament of the political party, payable annually to the
political party after submission of its annual financial report under section 61.
Source:
Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
|
2019/03/01
|
|
Somalia
|
e. No information available
|
Source:
Transitional Constitution of 2012:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SO/somalia-provisional-constitution-of-2012/view
|
2016/11/25
|
|
South Africa
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Public funding is dispensed by chief electoral officer to parties currently represented in national and provincial legislatures. Allocated according a formula that takes into account the proportion of members a party has in the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures and a minimum threshold amount to ensure equity.
For all parties, party-owned business interests, membership fees and funds raised by branches represent only a small proportion of total funds. Smaller parties are highly dependent on public funding while larger parties obtain the bulk of their funding from donations from the private sector and foreign governments and companies
Source:
Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, Section 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZA/south-africa-electoral-act-73-of-1998-as-amended/view
|
2014/05/01
|
|
South Sudan
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
91. Government funding to the political parties shall be made after the general elections in proposal to the votes obtained by each political party.
Source:
Political Parties Act No 33 of 2012, art. 22 (1): http://paanluelwel2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/south-sudan-political-parties-act-2012.pdf (2012);
National Elections Act of 2012, art. 91: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SS/south-sudan-the-national-elections-act-no.-39-of/view
|
2021/06/02
|
|
Spain
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), art. 127 & 175.3:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-5-1985-de-19-de-junio-del-1/;
Law 8/2007 of July 4 on the funding of political parties: “Ley Orgánica 8/2007, de 4 de julio, sobre financiación de los partidos políticos”, arts. 2, 3, 10 & 11:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-8-2007-de-4-de-julio-sobre;
Law 6/2002 of 27 June about political parties: “Ley Orgánica 6/2002, de 27 de junio, de Partidos Políticos”, art. 13: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-6-2002-de-27-de-junio-de
|
2025/04/03
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The law provides for state financial assistance to registered political parties that have polled at least one per cent of the valid votes in an electoral district in the previous elections.
The election law provides for two of the state broadcasters to allocate airtime to political parties. The time-slots outlined are 30, 60 and 90 minutes over the campaign period, depending on the party's number of candidates
Source:
Final Report of the EU Observation Mission to Sri Lanka's August 17 2015 Parliamentary Elections
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2016/02/04
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Sudan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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Source:
The National Elections Act 2008, art. 67 (2 - c), 69: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
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2012/09/04
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Suriname
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a. No
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Source:
Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections in the Republic of Suriname on May 25, 2010: http://www.oas.org/es/sap/docs/deco/2010/SURINAME_%20MAY25_%202010_e.pdf (2012)
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2025/03/28
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Swaziland
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a. No
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Political parties were banned in Swaziland.
Source:
Proclamation No 7 of 12 April 1973.
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2012/02/24
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Sweden
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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The forms of financial support are ‘party support’ and ‘secretariat support’.
Source:
Act on State financial support to political parties (1972:625): Official Website of the Swedish Government: http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/10/78/60/b7508720.pdf (2012)
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2014/08/04
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Switzerland
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d. Other
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d) 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. The cantons of Genève, Tessin, and Neuchatel are the ones where this matter is regulated.
A governmental website (the second source below) also mentions the following:
Switzerland has no national legislation on the financing of political parties. The sources of political parties’ finances include:
1. Annual membership fees;
2. Private gifts and donations;
3. Proceeds from the sale of products and services;
4. Parliamentary group contributions;
5. Contributions from party members who belong to an executive, members of parliament, judges and elected officials affiliated to the party.
No federal law exists that requires parties to disclose their source of funding. However, some cantons have restrictions in place that require parties to disclose their funders' names. In 2013, canton Neuchatel passed a legislation that would require any donor who donates over swiss franc 5000 to be made public. Other cantons with similar restrictions are Geneva and Ticino. Recently, cantons Fribourg and Schwyz passed a referendum in favor of introducing laws that would require political parties to reveal their campaign budgets and
disclose their big donors' names.
Source:
1. Official Website of the Swiss Federal Chancellery, on Party Funding in Switzerland: http://www.ch.ch/abstimmungen_und_wahlen/02186/02191/02284/index.html?lang=fr (2014)||
2. 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/ ||
3. Official Website of the Confederation Suisse, on Political Parties:
https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/en/home/politik/uebersicht/politische-parteien.html ||
4. Switzerland to Vote on Transparency in Party Financing, Humanrights website:https://www.humanrights.ch/en/switzerland/internal-affairs/national/switzerland-vote-transparency-party-financing ||
5. Loi sur les droits politiques (LDP), Le Grand Conseil de la Republique et Canton de Neuchatel, Chapter 4, Article 133m: http://rsn.ne.ch/DATA/program/books/rsne/pdf/141.pdf
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2025/03/28
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Taiwan
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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The State finances public forums, political advertising and free broadcast time on television, election bulletins, campaign expenditure subsidies and tax exemptions.
Source:
Official Website of the Central Election Commission
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2020/04/13
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Tajikistan
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c. Indirect
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The funds of the political party derive from the following: - introductory and membership dues, if provided in Party's Charter. - voluntary donations; -earnings from conducting lectures, exhibitions and other measures (under Charters); - income from publishing activities and other activities, which are consistent to aims and obligations of the Charter - other incomes, which are not prohibited by laws.
Source:
Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Political Parties, art. 12. http://www.icnl.org/research/library/files/Tajikistan/POLITICALPARTIES.pdf (2013)
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2025/02/18
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Tanzania, United Republic of
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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The Government shall disburse up to not more than 2% of the annual recurrent budget, less the amount payable in defraying the national debt, in the grant of subventions to political parties. In addition to this subvention, the government shall grant an annual subvention to every qualifying party in relation to its local government authority activities which shall be such an amount as the minister may determine, and which shall be computed based on the number of the members of the party who are members of a district or urban council.
Source:
The Political Parties Act 1992 with the subsequent amendments, art. 13: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjA_P_dyuDIAhWEVyYKHQNFAOw&url=http%3A%2F%2Faceproject.org%2Fero-en%2Fregions%2Fafrica%2FTZ%2Ftanzania-the-political-parties-act-1992%2Fat_download%2Ffile&usg=AFQjCNF5Waj5Q41gIFVFBaqsTn9xF9PzYw&sig2=wFubg03dRjkwXuIGnS0Szw
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2015/10/26
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Thailand
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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There shall be the Fund for Development of Political Parties in the Office of the Election Commission, operating as a revolving fund for subsidizing political parties and political party development activities as prescribed by the Election Commission. The Election Commission shall have the power and duty to allocate subsidies to a political party and control the revolving fund’s expenditure for the development of political parties.
The revenue and property received by a political party shall be exempt from taxation under the Revenue Code.
Source:
Organic Act on Political Parties B.E. 2550, Sec. 73, 74, 48, 79: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-political-parties-b.e./at_download/file
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2023/10/11
|
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Timor-Leste
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
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The National Parliament shall annually set the overall amount of public grants for political parties with parliamentary representation and such amount shall be provided for in the general budget of the State as a specific item to be included in the appropriation for the National Electoral Commission.
In addition, political parties shall be exempt from taxes, initial fees and legal charges and shall be granted free broadcast time on the public media.
Source:
Law n.º 6/2008 of 16 April 2008 regulating political party funding, articles 11, 18 (1): https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2008-06.pdf
Regulation n.º 03/STAE/X/2011 on the electoral campaign for presidential and parliamentary elections, articles 19, 20 and 22: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TL/timor-leste-regulation-no-03-stae-x-2011-on-the/view
|
2024/11/14
|
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Togo
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Law No. 91-97 on Political Parties, art. 18 (2), 21: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Togo/TOGO-Charte-des-partis.pdf (2013);
Electoral Code No. 2000-07 as amended, art. 92, 94: http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Election%20Law/2005/IFES_19/EL00062.pdf (2013)
|
2013/01/04
|
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Tonga
|
f. Not applicable
|
|
2021/09/15
|
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
a. No
|
Source:
International IDEA: Political Finance Database: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/288/55
|
2020/08/22
|
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Tunisia
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Each candidate or candidate list shall be allocated a grant as public assistance to electoral campaign funding. The candidate or list shall receive half the grant before the launching of the campaign. The second half is to be disbursed within one week of the announcement of the final results of the elections, subject to presenting evidence that the first installment was spent on campaign expenses and depositing the ledgers at the Court of Accounts.
A full refund of the grant is mandatory for any candidate that gets less than 3% of valid votes on the national level, or any list that gets less than 3% of valid votes on the constituency level without winning a single seat in the Assembly of Representatives of the People. Any disbursements proven to be unrelated to electoral expenses are to also be refunded by the list or candidate. The State reclaims any undisbursed funds. Any candidate or list that fails to adhere to the 3% threshold may not have access to the public funding grant in the following elections.
In addition, parties are entitled to equal access to the public media and free public space.
Source:
Organic Law n° 2014-16 of 26 May 2014 on Elections and Referenda, art. 62, 65, 78: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/TN/tunisia-organic-law-on-elections-and-referenda/view (2014).
|
2019/08/05
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Turkey
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b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The state shall provide the political parties with adequate financial means in an equitable manner. The financial assistance to be extended to political parties, as well as procedures related to collection of membership dues and donations are regulated by law.
Source:
The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, art. 68: https://global.tbmm.gov.tr/docs/constitution_en.pdf
IDEA database:
http://www.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=223#Public%20funding
|
2016/01/21
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
c. Indirect
|
Political parties, when carrying out their activities in accordance with their Charter and Programme, shall have the right to use the following state support:
1) ensuring of equal conditions and guaranteed access to the state media;
2) provision of state-owned premises and means of communication under the
established procedure;
3) ensuring of equal conditions for participation in elections, as well as social, political and other events.
The procedure for reimbursement of expenses of political parties connected with their participation in elections shall be established by the electoral legislation of Turkmenistan. However, such legislation has not yet been enacted.
Source:
Law of Turkmenistan on Political Parties (2012), art. 29 (1, 2)
|
2013/03/05
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
a. No
|
Source:
Constitution: “The Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-constitution-2014/ ;
Electoral Law: “Elections Ordinance”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-elections-ordinance-2018/ ;
Political Parties’ Law: “Political Activities Ordinance”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-political-activities-ordinance-2018/ ;
Final Report of the Electoral Observation Mission conducted by the British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA UK) between 8th and 18th December 2016: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-cpa-uk-bimr-eom-final-report-2016/
|
2020/10/08
|
|
Tuvalu
|
f. Not applicable
|
There are no political parties in Tuvalu.
Source:
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tv.html; Hassall, Graham (2006): The Tuvalu General Election 2006, Democracy and Elections Project (Governance Program), University of the South Pacific, Fiji. (http://www.governance.usp.ac.fj/fileadmin/files/thematic/elections/docs/Hassall_-_Election_Observation_Report_Tuvalu_2006.pdf)
|
2012/06/19
|
|
Uganda
|
b. Direct
|
No person shall use government or public resources in the activities of any political party or organization. However, the government may contribute funds or other resources towards the activities of political parties or organizations equally after their registration.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act as amended in 2010, art. 25;
http://www.ec.or.ug/docs/parliamentary%20election%20Act%202005.pdf
Political Parties and Organizations Act as amended by Act No. 13 of 2010, art. 14A
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2016/02/08
|
|
Ukraine
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
As of 2015, parties that receive more than 5% of the vote are entitled to annual public funding for non-campaign spending of 2% of the minimum wage for each vote received. Those parties are also entitled to reimbursement of some campaign costs. In 2019, public funding will be expanded to all parties that receive more than 2% of the popular vote.
There is also indirect public funding in the form of posting and dissemination of campaign materials and free broadcast time on public media.
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 Arab Emirates
|
f. Not applicable
|
There are no political parties in the UAE.
Source:
Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/united-arab-emirates (2015)
|
2019/09/25
|
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Public funding is provided:
- to opposition parties to facilitate their parliamentary opposition functions;
- Parties in Parliament are entitled to £2m between them as "Policy Development Grant";
Direct Public Funding:
- Short Money: Provided to opposition parties in the House of Commons to support their parliamentary work.
- Cranborne Money: Similar funding for opposition parties in the House of Lords.
- Policy Development Grants: Offered to help parties develop policies for inclusion in their manifestos.
Indirect Funding
- Includes free broadcasting time during election campaigns and subsidised postage for election communications.
- Private funding is unlimited provided that the donor is "legal" (foreign donors not allowed), and comes from membership fees, donations (from individuals, companies, and trade unions), and loans.
Source:
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Part IV, Section 50-71; Part V, Section 72-88; Part VI, Section 89-100, Part IX, Section 131-148; Section 12, part 1.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/part/IV
Representation of the People Act 1983
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents
Electoral Administration Act 2006, Part 7, Art.91-98
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/22/part/7
House of Commons and Lords Resolutions
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07137/SN07137.pdf
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2025/06/17
|
|
United States of America
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
"Under the presidential public funding program, eligible presidential candidates receive federal government funds to pay for the qualified expenses of their political campaigns in both the primary and general elections." This public funding can be used to "match the first $250 of each contribution from individuals that an eligible presidential candidate receives during the primary campaign and fund the major party nominees' general election campaigns (and assist eligible minor party nominees)."
In 2014, enacted legislation ended the public funding of conventions.
Source:
https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/understanding-ways-support-federal-candidates/presidential-elections/public-funding-presidential-elections/
|
2024/10/15
|
|
Uruguay
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
Source:
Ley de partidos políticos (Ley No. 18485), art. 2, 20-30, 39, 40-44, https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/UY/ururguay-ley-18485-del-funcionamiento-de-partidos/view (2009).
|
2024/12/18
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
b. Direct
|
Financing of participation of political parties in the elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and local Kengashes shall be financed from the funds of the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan allocated for these purposes in the established procedure.
The amount of state funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections per candidate shall be determined by the Central Election Commission.
State funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in election shall be spent on:
conducting agitation;
organizing the work of proxies of candidates and others involved in agitation;
all-party events related to conduct of election campaign.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chapter 17, Article 100: https://lex.uz/docs/4458857?ONDATE=26.06.2019#4461397
|
2024/08/26
|
|
Vanuatu
|
a. No
|
No provisions for public financing of political parties.
Source:
Constitution; Representation of the People Act, as amended.
|
2025/03/27
|
|
Venezuela
|
c. Indirect
|
The National Electoral Council could finance the use of the media for campaign purposes, either part or the whole of it.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales”, art. 78: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/VE/venezuela-ley-organica-procesos-electorales-2009/
|
2020/11/15
|
|
Viet Nam
|
f. 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
|
|
Virgin Islands, British
|
e. No information available
|
|
2019/02/21
|
|
Virgin Islands, U.S.
|
e. No information available
|
|
2009/08/14
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
b. Direct
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-11-15.
|
2004/01/15
|
|
Western Sahara
|
e. No information available
|
|
2009/08/14
|
|
Yemen
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
|
The resources of the party shall include: Subscriptions and contributions of members; The subsidies allocated by the government; Return of the party's investments in fields other than commercial activities. Party investments in issuing newspapers and magazines and publishing houses are not considered commercial, as they aim to serve the objectives of the party; Gifts and donations. The party, or, political organization may not accept from non-Yemeni individuals of parties (even if they acquired Yemeni nationality) any gifts, merits, or services.
Financing election campaigns from public funds or from the budgets of Ministries, public sector corporations, and/or foreign sources shall be prohibited by Law. The use of public institutions and facilities for election campaign purposes shall also be prohibited by Law.
Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law of 2001, art. 17, 39, 40, 43: http://www.scer.org.ye/english/generalelectionslaw.htm (2012);
Parties and Political Organisations Law No 66 of 1991, art. 17 (b): http://www.scer.org.ye/english/politicalpartieslaw.htm (2012)
|
2012/08/22
|
|
Zambia
|
b. Direct
|
60.(4) The following shall be prescribed with regard to political parties:
(a) the establishment and management of a Political Parties’Fund to provide financial support to political parties with seats in the National Assembly;
(b)the accounts of political parties which are funded under
the Political Parties’ Fund and the submission of audited
accounts by political parties;
(c)the sources of funds for political parties;
(d)the maximum amount of money to be used for campaigns
during elections
Source:
Constitution of Zambia: art. 60. (4)
http://www.parliament.gov.zm/sites/default/files/documents/amendment_act/Constitution%20of%20Zambia%20%20%28Amendment%29,%202016-Act%20No.%202_0.pdf (2016)
|
2016/06/28
|
|
Zanzibar
|
b. Direct
c. Indirect
d. Other
|
The 1992 Parties Act describes the following as the five main sources of funds for registered political parties:
• membership fees;
• voluntary contributions;
• the proceeds of any investment or project undertaken in which
the party has an interest;
• subventions from the government; and
• donations and grants from any other sources.
Source:
EISA Research Report: Parties and Political Development in Tanzania
https://eisa.org.za/pdf/rr24.pdf (2016)
|
2016/04/05
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
b. Direct
|
Every political party shall be entitled in each Parliamentary year to receive from the State sums of money.
Source:
Electoral Law: Political Parties (Finance) Act, art. 3(1),(6), 5 & 6 (1)
|
2023/09/25
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