4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?

Georgia

Georgia

Answer
No
Source

Aticle 25:
The following shall be considered to be a donation: 
Monetary funds deposited with the party’s bank account by a legal person who is registered in the territory of Georgia and whose partners and final beneficiaries are exclusively citizens of Georgia.
Source: საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი „მოქალაქეთა პოლიტიკური გაერთიანებების შესახებ“, 25-ე მუხლი, მე-2 პუნქტის, „ბ“ ქვეპუნქტი, 1997 
[Article 25 (2, b), Organic Law of Georgia on Political Associations of Citizens, 1997.]

Article 26:
Donations may not be accepted from:
State bodies, state organisations, legal persons under public law, state-owned enterprises, except for the cases set out in this Law;
Non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal persons and religious organisations, except for the organisation of lectures, workshops and other related public activities.
Source: საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი „მოქალაქეთა პოლიტიკური გაერთიანებების შესახებ“, 26-ე მუხლის, 1 პუნქტის, „ბ“-„გ“ ქვეპუნქტი, 1997. [Article 26 (1, b-c), Organic Law of Georgia on Political Associations of Citizens, 1997.]

Article 27:
A donor may not be a legal person 15% of whose actual annual revenue for the previous calendar year, or for the election year up to Election Day, has been received from simplified state procurements conducted for the benefit of such legal person or for the benefit of an enterprise established with the participation of such legal person.
Source: საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი „მოქალაქეთა პოლიტიკური გაერთიანებების შესახებ“, 27-ე მუხლის, მე-2 პუნქტი, 1997 
[Article 27 (2), Organic Law of Georgia on Political Associations of Citizens, 1997.]"

Comment

According to Georgian legislation regarding corporate donations, a donor could be only a corporation registered within Georgia, with partners and beneficiaries exclusively being Georgian citizens. However, certain entities are prohibited from making donations, including state bodies, state organizations, legal entities under public law, and state-owned enterprises. Additionally, non-entrepreneurial legal entities (non-profit organizations) and religious organizations are restricted from donating, except for organizing certain public activities such as lectures and workshops. Furthermore, a legal entity cannot be a donor if 15% of its actual annual revenue from the previous calendar year or the election year up to Election Day is derived from simplified state procurements for its benefit or for an enterprise established with its participation.

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