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Burundi: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Political Financing
Indicators		Score
20	Are there regulations governing political financing?	57
21	Are the regulations governing political financing effective?	8
22	Can citizens access records related to political financing?	8

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:

References: Articles 42-48 on the law on the political parties.

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

Score:

YES

Comments: The individual contributions are authorized but those coming from foreigners are prohibited

References: Article 44 de la loi sur les partis politiques

(...) De même tout financement des partis politiques provenant des personnes morales ou physiques étrangères installées sur le territoire burundais est interdit

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

Score:

YES

Comments: The corporate contributions are authorized except those coming from foreigner corporations

References: Article 44 de la loi sur les partis politiques

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

Score:

YES

Comments: The law on the political parties doesn't have any article regarding the expenditures of political parties and is not very clear on this purpose

References: la loi sur les partis politiques

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:

References: Article 47 de la loi sur les partis politiques Un parti politique bénéficiaire d'un don ou legs doit en faire la déclaration au ministre ayant l'intérieur dans ses attributions dans un délai d'un mois suivant sa réception

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

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: The law on political parties Loi N°1 006 du 26 juin 2003 portant organisation et fonctionnement des partis politiques

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

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: the law on political parties Loi N°1 006 du 26 juin 2003 portant organisation et fonctionnement des partis politiques

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 Mathias Basabose, former campaign director of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, Aug. 16, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Peer Review Comments: There is no agency to monitor political contributions, so it is impossible to know where to start to investigate donations

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 Mathias Basabose, former campaign director of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, Aug. 16, 2007, in Bujumbura.

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 Mathias Basabose, former campaign director of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, Aug. 16, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Interview with Eugene Nindorera, former minister of human rights and institutional reforms, Aug. 25, 2007, in Bujumbura.

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

Score:

100

Comments: There is no case of an agency or entity which has made investigations into allegations of wrongdoing with respect to political financing.

References: Interview with Aimé Nkurunziza, chief of cabinet in the Ministry of Interior, Aug. 28, 2007, in Bujumbura.

21e: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring political financing imposes penalties on offenders.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no case of an agency or entity effectively penalizing offenders.

References: Interview with Aimé Nkurunziza, chief of cabinet in the Ministry of Interior, Aug. 28, 2007, in Bujumbura.

21f: In practice, contributions to political parties and candidates are audited.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with Mathias Basabose, former campaign director of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, Aug. 16, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Can citizens access records related to political financing?

22a: In practice, political parties and candidates disclose data relating to financial support and expenditures within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with Aimé Nkurunziza, chief of cabinet in the Ministry of Interior, Aug. 28, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Peer Review Comments: I have never heard of this happening; there is no entity to oversee or enforce the disclosure of such information.

22b: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties and candidates within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with Aimé Nkurunziza, chief of cabinet in the Ministry of Interior, Aug. 28, 2007, in Bujumbura.

Peer Review Comments: I presume this is correct, but I have no idea if it really is.

22c: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties and candidates at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Interview with Aimé Nkurunziza, chief of cabinet in the Ministry of Interior, Aug. 28, 2007, in Bujumbura.