30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Paraguay

Paraguay

Answer
Proportional to votes received
Source

Source: 

Articles 276 and 71, Law No. 4743/12

(ES)

Ley 4743/12
Art. 276.- El Estado subsidiará a los partidos, movimientos políticos y alianzas los gastos que originen las actividades electorales con el equivalente al quince por ciento (15%) de un jornal mínimo para actividades diversas no especificadas por cada voto válido obtenido para el Congreso Nacional en las últimas elecciones, e igual porcentaje por cada voto válido obtenido para las Juntas Departamentales o Municipales en las últimas elecciones para dichos cargos. 
Ley 4743/12
Art. 71.- El Presupuesto General de la Nación contemplará anualmente una partida global a nombre del Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral para ser distribuida por el mismo en concepto de aporte del Estado entre los partidos políticos reconocidos e inscriptos. El monto de este aporte no será inferior al cinco por ciento (5%) ni superior al quince por ciento (15%) del jornal mínimo para actividades diversas no especificadas por cada voto obtenido por los partidos políticos en las últimas elecciones para el Congreso, y deberá ser íntegramente entregado dentro de los primeros noventa días del año. Solo participarán en esta distribución los partidos políticos que acrediten haber obtenido un número de votos en las últimas elecciones para el Congreso no inferior al dos por ciento (2%) del padrón electoral.

(EN)

Law No. 4743/12 

Article 276. The State shall subsidize the expenses arising from electoral activities of parties, political movements and alliances in an amount equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of a minimum daily wage for unspecified miscellaneous activities for each valid vote obtained for the National Congress in the last elections, and an equal percentage for each valid vote obtained for the Departmental or Municipal Councils in the last elections for those offices.
Law No. 4743/12

Article 71. The General Budget of the Nation shall annually include a global appropriation in the name of the Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice to be distributed by it as a State contribution among recognized and registered political parties. The amount of this contribution shall be not less than five percent (5%) nor greater than fifteen percent (15%) of the minimum daily wage for unspecified miscellaneous activities for each vote obtained by political parties in the last elections for Congress, and it shall be delivered in full within the first ninety days of the year. Only those political parties that prove to have obtained a number of votes in the last elections for Congress not less than two percent (2%) of the electoral roll shall participate in this distribution.

Comment

The electoral subsidy is 15% of the minimum daily wage per valid vote obtained for Congress or for the municipal council. The annual public funding ranges from 5% to 15% of the minimum daily wage per vote obtained for Congress, for those that obtained at least 2% of the vote.

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