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  Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Republic of Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic (1993-) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan (‡) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Region Africa - Eastern Africa - Middle Africa - Northern Africa - Southern Africa - Western Africa Americas - Caribbean - Central America - Northern America - South America Asia - Central Asia - Eastern Asia - South-Eastern Asia - Southern Asia - Western Asia Europe - Eastern Europe - Northern Europe - Southern Europe - Western Europe Oceania - Australia and New Zealand - Melanesia - Micronesia - Polynesia Question Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties? Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates? Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties? Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates? Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts or partial government ownership to political parties? Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts or partial government ownership to candidates? Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties? Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates? Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties? Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates? Is there a ban on state resources being given to or received by political parties or candidates (excluding regulated public funding)? Is there a ban on any other form of donation? Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party over a time period (not election specific)? If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party over a time period (not election specific), what is the limit? Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party in relation to an election? If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party in relation to an election, what is the limit? Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate? If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit? Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties? If there are provisions for direct public funding to political parties, what are the eligibility criteria? If there are provisions for direct public funding to political parties, what is the allocation calculation? If there are provisions for direct public funding to political parties, are there provisions for how it should be used (“ear marking”)? Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties? If there are provisions for political parties’ free or subsidized access to media, what criteria determine access allocation? Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates? Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding? Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? Is there a ban on vote buying? Are there bans on state resources being used in favour or against a political party or candidate? Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend? If there are limits on the amount a political party can spend, what is the limit? Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend? If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend what is the limit for spending? Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances? Do political parties have to report on their finances in relation to election campaigns? Do candidates have to report on their campaigns finances? Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public? Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors? What institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates? Is it specified that a particular institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations? What other institutions have a formal role in political finance oversight? What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

2003 Political Party Finance Database