Česky

Anticorruption barometer



Current state

Transparent financing of political parties — #42 Monetary donations from account to account (transparent)

Political parties shall open a separate transparent bank account in the Czech Republic specifically for the purposes of electoral campaign. Political parties should be allowed to accept monetary donations and other donations for their electoral campaigns only if they were transferred from a bank account of financial institution based in an OECD country and if they were transferred to the transparent account.


Justification and sources

Update history

10/2017 current The Act on elections to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, as amended as of 1 January 2017, obliges political parties to keep a special transparent account for the purpose of the electoral campaign and pay electoral expenses from this account. The Act does not allow provision of funds and other benefits for the purpose of electoral campaign from trust funds nor from foreign legal persons. Effectiveness
100%
Progression
100%
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01/2017 The Act on elections to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, as amended as of 1 January 2017, obliges political parties to keep a special transparent account for the purpose of the electoral campaign and pay electoral expenses from this account. The Act does not allow provision of funds and other benefits for the purpose of electoral campaign from trust funds nor from foreign legal persons. Effectiveness
100%
Progression
90%
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08/2016 The proposal of the law amending Act on elections to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, which the Upper Chamber returned to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, obliges political parties to keep a special transparent account for the purpose of the electoral campaign and pay electoral expenses from this account. The proposal does not allow provision of funds and other benefits for the purpose of electoral campaign from trust funds nor from foreign legal persons. Effectiveness
100%
Progression
60%
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07/2016 The proposal of the law amending amending Act on elections to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, which is in the Upper Chamber of the Parliament, obliges political parties to keep a special transparent account for the purpose of the electoral campaign and pay electoral expenses from this account. The proposal does not allow provision of funds and other benefits for the purpose of electoral campaign from trust funds nor from foreign legal persons. Effectiveness
100%
Progression
70%
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08/2015 The proposal of the law amending amending Act on elections to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, obliges political parties to keep a special transparent account for the purpose of the electoral campaign and pay electoral expenses from this account. The proposal does not allow provision of funds and other benefits for the purpose of electoral campaign from trust funds nor from foreign legal persons. Effectiveness
100%
Progression
60%
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