29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
North Macedonia, Republic of
- Representation in elected body
- Share of votes in previous election
- Share of seats in previous election
- Participation in election
- Registration as a political party
Law on financing political parties (2018), Articles 10 & 10a
The funds for financing the political parties, in the amount of 30% provided from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia, shall be allocated equally to all political parties that have won at least 1% of the total votes of the turnout at the last elections for representatives in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, at national level, or at the last local elections in the local self-government unit.
The funds for financing the political parties, in the amount of 70% provided from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia, shall be allocated to political parties whose candidates are elected as representatives in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia at the last elections for representatives, proportionally to the number of elected representatives, and to political parties whose candidates are elected as counselors at the last local elections, proportionally to the number of counselors elected.
In addition to the funds referred to in Article 9 of this Law, funds in amount of EUR 280,000 in corresponding MKD counter value shall be provided in the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia for annual financing of the party research and analytical centers established by law as part of the internal organization of the political party.
