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Bans and limits on private income

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Reporting, oversight and sanctions

Question	Value
1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?	Code Yes
2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?	Code Yes
3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?	Code No Comment No bans on corporate donations?to political parties in law.
4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?	Code Yes Comment All donations from corporations to the electoral campaign are banned.
5. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?	Code No
6. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates?	Code No
7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?	Code Yes Comment No direct ban, but de facto ban through requirement to record or report identity of donor.
8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?	Code No
9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?	Code No
10. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates?	Code Yes Comment All donations from corporations to the electoral campaign are banned. Source 'it's prohibited to spend public money, money from the ministries budget, money from public institutions, money from companies or external donations on election campaign'election law, article 40, 12 (Source: Election Law for Parliament, 2010)
11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?	Code No
12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?	Code Yes Comment All donations from corporations to the electoral campaign are banned. Source 'it's prohibited to spend public money, money from the ministries budget, money from public institutions, money from companies or external donations on election campaign'election law, article 40, 12 (Source: Election Law for Parliament, 2010)
13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?	Code Yes Comment .
14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?	Code No Comment The party must however notify the Political Affairs Committee if a single donation exceeds 100,000 Rial [I$ 1,100].
15. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable Comment The political party address the amount which is 100000
16. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election?	Code No
17. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?	Code No
19. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
20. Is there a limit on the amount a candidate can contribute to their own election campaign?
21. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to political parties?
22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
25. Is there a ban on candidates taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
26. Is there a ban on donors to political parties/candidates participating in public tender/procurement processes?
27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?

Question	Value
28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?	Code Yes, regularly
29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?	Code Representation in elected body Share of votes in previous election Comment Part of the assistance goes to parties with representation in Parliament, part to parties that won at least 5% of total votes.
30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?	Code Equal Proportional to votes received Comment 25% distributed equally, 75% proportional to votes won in preceding elections.
31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?	Code Goals and activities established by party by-laws
32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	Code Yes
33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?	Code Equal Comment The Executive Orders of the Political Party Law address the issues of access to public media.
34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?	Code Yes
35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?	Code No
36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?	Code No
37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?	Code No

Question	Value
38. Is there a ban on vote buying?	Code Yes
39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?	Code No
40. If there are limits on the amount a political party can spend, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
41. Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?	Code No
42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?	Code Not applicable
43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?
44. Are there limits on traditional media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
45. Are there limits on online media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
46. Do any other restrictions on online media advertisement (beyond limits) exist?

Question	Value
47. Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?	Code Yes Comment Annually
48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?	Code No
49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?	Code No
50. Do third parties have to report on election campaign finances?
51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?	Code No
52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?	Code Sometimes Comment Authorities must be informed of any individual donation over YR 100,000 [I$1,150] and if total donations in a year exceed YR 200,000 [I$2,290].
53. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized income?
54. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized spending?
55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?	Code Special agency for political finance Comment Political Affairs Committee (also known as the The Committee for the Affairs of the Parties and Political Organizations)
56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?	Code Special agency for political finance Comment Political Affairs Committee (also known as the The Committee for the Affairs of the Parties and Political Organizations).
57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?	Code Loss of public funding Deregistration of party Suspension of political party Comment A political party that abuses state resources can be deregistered.

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