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Algeria: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Political Financing
Indicators		Score
20	Are there regulations governing political financing?	71
21	Are the regulations governing political financing effective?	17
22	Can citizens access records related to political financing?	0

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Are there regulations governing political financing?

20a: In law, there are regulations governing private contributions to political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above mentioned law regulates the general financing of political parties.

Art. 27 - Les activités du parti politique sont financiées au moyen de ressources constituées par: - Les cotisations de ses membres, - Les dons, legs et libéralités, - Les revenus liés à ses activités, - Les aides éventuelles de l'Etat.

References: Executive Order No 97-09 of 6 March 1997 MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR, DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT JO N° 12 of 06 March 1997, Page 24 Title 3 - Financial Dispositions

20b: In law, there are limits on individual donations to candidates and political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above-mentioned article limits the amount of an individual donation to political parties.

Art. 30. - Les dons, legs et libéralités ne peuvent provenir que des personnes physiques identifiées. Ils ne peuvent excéder 100 fois le salaire national minimum garanti, par donation et par an.

References: Executive Order No 97-09 of 6 March 1997 MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR, DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT JO N° 12 of 06 March 1997, Page 24 Title 3 - Financial Dispositions Article 30

20c: In law, there are limits on corporate donations to candidates and political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above-mentioned article limits the amount of an individual donation to political parties.

Art. 30. - Les dons, legs et libéralités ne peuvent provenir que des personnes physiques identifiées. Ils ne peuvent excéder 100 fois le salaire national minimum garanti, par donation et par an.

20d: In law, there are limits on total political party expenditures.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above mentioned article of the law does not set a limit to a party's expenditures.

Article 32 - Le parti politique peut disposer des revenues lié à son activité et résultant investissements non commerciaux. [...]

References: Executive Order No 97-09 of 6 March 1997 MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR, DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT JO N° 12 of 6 March 1997, Page 24 Title 3 - Financial Dispositions Article 32

20e: In law, there are requirements for disclosure of donations to political candidates and parties.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there are any requirements mandating the disclosure of financial contributions to political parties or candidates. NO: A NO score is earned if there are no requirements mandating the disclosure of contributions to political parties or candidates, existing regulations do not require a donor\'s name or amount given, or the regulations allow for anonymous donations.$

Comments: The above-mentioned articles regulate the disclosure of the financing of the political parties.

Article 34 - Every political party has to maintain double book-keeping and an inventory of its property. It has to present his annual accounting to the according administration [agency] and to verify at any moment the origins of its financial resources and their use.

Article 35 - A political party has to maintain a bank account, which had been opened at a national financial institution on the national territory, at the national headquarters and at its branches.

Art. 34. - Tout parti politique doit tenir une comptabilité à partie double et un inventaire de ses biens meubles et immeubles. Il est tenu de présenter ses comptes annuels à l'administration compétente et de justifier à tout moment, la provenance de ses ressources financière et leur utilisation.

Art. 35. - Un parti politique est tenu de disposer d'un compte unique, ouvert auprès d'une institution financière nationale, en son siège et en ses succursales, implantées sur le territoire national.

20f: In law, there are requirements for the independent auditing of the finances of political parties and candidates.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above-mentioned law does not require auditing of the finances of political parties by an independent institution.

References: Executive Order No 97-09 of 6 March 1997 MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR, DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT JO N° 12 of 6 March 1997, Page 24 Title 3 - Financial Dispositions

20g: In law, there is an agency or entity that monitors the political financing process.

Score:

YES

Comments: The above-mentioned articles assigns the Ministry of Interior the oversight of political party financing.

References: Executive Order No 97-09 of 6 March 1997 MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR, DES COLLECTIVITES LOCALES ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT JO N° 12 of 6 March 1997, Page 24 Part 3 - Financial Dispositions

Are the regulations governing political financing effective?

21a: In practice, the limits on individual donations to candidates and political parties are effective in regulating an individual's ability to financially support a candidate or political party.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with former member of the government, who wishes to remain anonymous. Date: August 2007.

Peer Review Comments: Many people can provide financial and material assistance that is not registered. The government does not control this kind of assistance when it concerns individuals supported indirectly by public institutions or people.

21b: In practice, the limits on corporate donations to candidates and political parties are effective in regulating a company's ability to financially support a candidate or political party.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with former member of the government, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Peer Review Comments: The information of expenses is not rigorous.

21c: In practice, the limits on total party expenditures are effective in regulating a political party's ability to fund campaigns or politically-related activities.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with former government official, who wishes to remain anonymous. Date: August 2007.

21d: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring political financing independently initiates investigations.

Score:

100

Comments: