12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?
Uzbekistan
Art 64 Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. (Source: Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993)
Art 6 The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited.Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. (Source: Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991)
P 12, 'Campaign funds were to be exclusively channelled through the CEC... Private donations were theoretically possible, but would have needed to have been channelled through the CEC, which would then equally distribute the donated funds to all parties' (Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2009) Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections 27 December 2009, OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission, Final Report)
Ban applies to all private donations to parliamentary and presidential candidates.
