1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?

Lithuania

Lithuania

Answer
Yes
Source

Law on the financing, and control of financing, of political campaigns (2004, last amended 2019), Articles 12-13

Comment

Only the following persons have the right to make donations to political campaign participants (political parties and candidates):

1) citizens of the Republic of Lithuania – to participants in political campaigns of all types of elections;

2) permanent residents of the Republic of Lithuania who have the citizenship of another Member State of the European Union - to participants in political campaigns for elections to the European Parliament and Municipal Councils

3) permanent residents of the Republic of Lithuania who do not have the citizenship of another Member State of the European Union, or stateless persons - to participants in political campaigns for elections to Municipal Councils

Persons who are not entitled to finance political campaign participants under the laww are prohibited from supporting them in any form.

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