11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?

Russian Federation

Russian Federation

Answer
Yes
Source

Art. 30 - "3. Political party and its regional branches are not allowed to receive donations from:  ... g) state government bodies, other government authorities, local governments; h) state and municipal institutions, state and municipal unitary enterprises; j) legal entities in authorized (share) capital of which the share (contribution) of the Russian Federation, subject of the Russian Federation and (or) the municipalities exceeds 30 percent as at the day of donation (for open joint-stock companies – at the date of making the list of persons eligible to participate in annual general meeting of shareholders for the previous financial year); i.1) organizations established by governmental bodies and (or) local governments (except for joint-stock companies established in the manner of privatization), organizations, legal entities mentioned in subparagraphs "e" and "i" herein, as well as from organizations in the authorized (share) capital of which the share (contribution) of legal entities referred to in subparagraphs "e" and "i" of this paragraph exceeds 30 percent as at the day of the donation (for open joint-stock companies – at the date of making the list of persons eligible to participate in annual general meeting of shareholders for the previous financial year); ..."

Source: Article 30 (3), Federal Law on Political Parties of the Russian Federation, 2001 (as of December 5, 2017)

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