Regulations are unlikely to be respected unless some institution(s) has the responsibility to oversee them. Having a mandate to receive financial reports does not necessarily mean that the institution is also required to review these reports, nor to investigate other breaches. This question covers what institution(s) has a responsibility to monitor political finance and to examine potential abuses
Note which type of institution that has a mandate to investigate breaches of financial rules by political parties, candidates or other actors, either regularly or in relation to elections. The answer may or may not be the same as in questions 40.If it is the electoral commission or similar institution, code ?EMB?.If it is a Ministry or a person or institution within a Ministry, code ?MINISTRY?. If it an institution with the specific purpose to oversee political parties or political party/campaign finance, code ?SPECAL INST.?If is a court or a person or institution within a court, code ?COURT?.If it is institution such as a national auditing bureau, code ?AUDITING AGENCY?If it is some other form of institution, code ?OTHER?. If more than one institution is involved, code all that apply.If you cannot find information, code ?ND?.
