Financing Democracy
Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy Capture
The recent debate on the role of money in politics has shed the light on the challenges of political finance regulations. What are the risks associated with the funding of political parties and election campaigns? Why are existing regulatory models still insufficient to tackle those risks? What are the links between money in politics and broader frameworks for integrity in the public sector? This report addresses these three questions and provides a Framework on Financing Democracy, designed to shape the global debate and provide policy options as well as a mapping of risks. It also features country case studies of Canada, Chile, Estonia, France, Korea, Mexico, United Kingdom, Brazil and India, providing in-depth analysis of their political finance mechanisms and challenges in different institutional settings.
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Estonia
This case study presents the Political Parties Act, the legislative framework for funding, regulating and monitoring political parties and candidates. It also discusses the Estonian Party Funding Supervision Committee, the electoral management body charged with overseeing compliance with the Political Parties Act.
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