25. Is there a ban on candidates taking loans in relation to election campaigns?

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Answer
Yes
Source

Source: 

Article 9, Law on Political Party Financing  2012 (with 2016 amendments)

Source: 

Article 18, Law on Political Party Financing  2012 (with 2016 amendments)

(BS)

Zabranjene aktivnosti: (1) Zabranjen je bilo kakav politički pritisak na pravna i fizička lica u vezi s dobrovoljnim 
prilozima za političke stranke.  
(2) Zabranjeno je finansiranje političkih stranaka podizanjem kredita kod banaka.

Odredbe ovog zakona koje se odnose na dobrovoljne priloge, zabranu finansiranja i pogodovanja te nadzor i finansijsko poslovanje odgovarajuće se primjenjuju na liste nezavisnih kandidata i nezavisne kandidate.

(EN)

Prohibited Activities: (1) Any political pressure on natural or legal persons regarding voluntary contributions to political parties is prohibited. (2) Financing political parties through taking out loans from banks is prohibited.

The provisions of this Law referring to contributions, prohibition of financing and favoring, and monitoring and financial transactions shall be appropriately applied to lists of independent candidates and independent candidates.

Avaliable at: https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/Fin_Stranaka/DOC039-bos.PDF

 

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