36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

“There are no political parties, though no laws prevent their formation.”

Source: Freedom House. Freedom in The World Palau Country Report 2015, https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/palau accessed 3 January 2018

There are currently no political parties in Palau and no legal provisions on funding and expenditure in relation to political parties