7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?

Cambodia

Cambodia

Answer
No
Source

"Section 27

Shall be considered as finances of a political party, those incomes which are from:

1- Contributions or fixed levies from members;

2- Incomes of the political party which comes from lawful business activities;

3- State’s budget as stated in the Section 28 of this law;

4- Donation from Khmer private enterprises or Khmer generous persons;

5- Political party’s own assets.

Section 29

A political party shall be prohibited from receiving contributions in any form from the state's institution, non-governmental organisation, association, public enterprises, public foundation, and public institute except in those cases as stated in Section 28 of this law.

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: Sections 27, 29, Political Parties Law, 2017 (Unofficial translation by the researcher)

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