Political Finance Database

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: other states, companies and legal persons outside the territory of Montenegro, natural persons and entrepreneurs who do not have the right to vote in Montenegro (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: other states, companies and legal persons outside the territory of Montenegro, natural persons and entrepreneurs who do not have the right to vote in Montenegro (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...), trade unions (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...), trade unions (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...), anonymous donors (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...), anonymous donors (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

"Legal persons, companies and entrepreneurs and related natural and legal persons which, based on a contract with the responsible authorities and in accordance with the law, performed activities of public interest or concluded a contract through the public procurement procedure, in the period of two years preceding the conclusion of the contract, for the duration of the business relationship, as well as two years following the termination of the business relationship, shall not make contributions to political entities."

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Legal persons, companies and entrepreneurs and related natural and legal persons which, based on a contract with the responsible authorities and in accordance with the law, performed activities of public interest or concluded a contract through the public procurement procedure, in the period of two years preceding the conclusion of the contract, for the duration of the business relationship, as well as two years following the termination of the business relationship, shall not make contributions to political entities."

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...) legal persons and companies with a share of state-owned capital (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall be prohibited from receiving material and financial assistance and in-kind contributions from: (...) legal persons and companies with a share of state-owned capital (...)"

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

Articles 36 to 45, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"For the financing of a political entity, a natural person may pay a maximum of EUR 5,000, while a legal entity may pay a maximum of EUR 20,000 per annum."

Article 15(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"For the financing of a political entity, a natural person may pay a maximum of EUR 5,000, while a legal entity may pay a maximum of EUR 20,000 per annum."

Article 15(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"For the financing of a political entity, a natural person may pay a maximum of EUR 5,000, while a legal entity may pay a maximum of EUR 20,000 per annum."

Article 15(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"For the financing of a political entity, a natural person may pay a maximum of EUR 5,000, while a legal entity may pay a maximum of EUR 20,000 per annum."

Article 15(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For presidential elections:

"The total value of the payment and contribution of an individual or entrepreneur for financing the election campaign may not exceed EUR 5,000, while the total value of payment and contribution of a legal entity or company for financing the election campaign may not exceed the amount of EUR 20,000."

Article 29, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For parliamentary and local elections: 

"The amount of financial resources from private sources that a political entity acquires to finance the election campaign costs for the election of MPs and councillors may not exceed thirty times the amount of financial resources belonging to it within the meaning of Article 20 (2) of this Law."

Article 23(2), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For presidential elections:

"The total value of the payment and contribution of an individual or entrepreneur for financing the election campaign may not exceed EUR 5,000, while the total value of payment and contribution of a legal entity or company for financing the election campaign may not exceed the amount of EUR 20,000."

Article 29, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For parliamentary and local elections: 

"The amount of financial resources from private sources that a political entity acquires to finance the election campaign costs for the election of MPs and councillors may not exceed thirty times the amount of financial resources belonging to it within the meaning of Article 20 (2) of this Law."

Article 23(2), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political party shall be prohibited to acquire share or stocks in the company. A political entity cannot acquire income from a promotional or commercial activity."

Article 8, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Borrowing from banks and other financial institutions in Montenegro shall be credits, loans and other services provided by banks and other financial institutions, in accordance with the law."

Article 7(10), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall not borrow from natural persons."

Article 33(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Borrowing from banks and other financial institutions in Montenegro shall be credits, loans and other services provided by banks and other financial institutions, in accordance with the law."

Article 7(10), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities shall not borrow from natural persons."

Article 33(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Legal persons, companies and entrepreneurs and related natural and legal persons which, based on a contract with the responsible authorities and in accordance with the law, performed activities of public interest or concluded a contract through the public procurement procedure, in the period of two years preceding the conclusion of the contract, for the duration of the business relationship, as well as two years following the termination of the business relationship, shall not make contributions to political entities."

Article 33, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For presidential elections:

"For the purpose of acquiring financial resources to finance the election campaign costs, the candidate shall open a separate giro account with an institution authorised for payment operations, on the following day from the day of his candidacy being registered and/or verification of the candidate list, of which they shall inform the Agency within three days from the day of opening the separate giro account, and that account shall not be used for any other purpose."

Article 30(1),  Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

For parliamentary and local elections:

"For the purpose of acquiring financial resources to finance the election campaign costs, the political entity shall open a separate giro account with an institution authorised for payment operations, on the following day from the day of verification of the candidate list at the latest, of which it shall inform the Agency within three days from the day of opening the separate giro account, and that account shall not be used for any other purpose."

Article 24(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Budgetary resources may be used to finance the following:

- Regular operation of political entities;

- Costs of election campaigns for the election of Members of Parliament and councillors and election of the President of Montenegro."

Article 9, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity which participates in the elections and wins at least one MP, and/or councillor seat shall be entitled to budgetary resources referred to in item 1 of Article 9 (1) of this Law."

Article 10(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Financial resources referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be distributed in equal amounts to political entities having won seats in the Parliament and/or municipal assemblies, and the remaining 60% shall be distributed in proportion to the total number of MP and/or councillor seats they have at the time of distribution, while the remaining 20% shall be distributed in equal amounts to political entities in the Parliament and/or municipal assemblies, in proportion to the number of elected representatives of the underrepresented gender."

Article 13(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Costs of the regular operation of political entities shall be the costs arising from the performance of regular work, which include the following: costs for the wages of the employees and costs for hiring experts and associates; taxes and contributions; administrative and office-related costs, including the costs of renting premises for work, overheads, costs of transportation, costs of organisation of meetings and events, costs of promotion of work and goals of political entities in-between elections, costs of international activities of political entities, costs of organising trainings for the members and activists of political entities, costs of public opinion polls, costs of procurement and maintenance of equipment, bank commissions and similar costs characterising the regular operation of political entities."

Article 12 Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

The public broadcaster must offer free airtime to candidates on an equal basis and organize debates. According to its rules, the public broadcaster will provide each candidate with a 60-minute interview, two daily 180-second reports on campaign activities, and up to 200 seconds of free advertisements.

Montenegro, Parliamentary Elections, 16 October 2016, OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, Montenegro, Presidential Election, 15 April 2018 ODIHR EOM  Final Report.

The public broadcaster must offer free airtime to candidates on an equal basis and organize debates. According to its rules, the public broadcaster will provide each candidate with a 60-minute interview, two daily 180-second reports on campaign activities, and up to 200 seconds of free advertisements.

Montenegro, Parliamentary Elections, 16 October 2016, OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, Montenegro, Presidential Election, 15 April 2018 ODIHR EOM  Final Report.

The public broadcaster must offer free airtime to candidates on an equal basis and organize debates. According to its rules, the public broadcaster will provide each candidate with a 60-minute interview, two daily 180-second reports on campaign activities, and up to 200 seconds of free advertisements.

Montenegro, Parliamentary Elections, 16 October 2016, OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, Montenegro, Presidential Election, 15 April 2018 ODIHR EOM  Final Report.

"It shall be prohibited to use the premises of state bodies, state administration bodies, local self-government bodies and local administration bodies, public institutions, state funds and companies founded and/or majorly or partly owned by the state or local self-government unit, for the preparation and implementation of the campaigning activities, unless the same conditions are provided for all participants in the election process."

Article 36, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Income acquired by a political entity from membership fees and contributions shall not be subject to taxation."

Article 47, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Financial resources referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be distributed in equal amounts to political entities having won seats in the Parliament and/or municipal assemblies, and the remaining 60% shall be distributed in proportion to the total number of MP and/or councillor seats they have at the time of distribution, while the remaining 20% shall be distributed in equal amounts to political entities in the Parliament and/or municipal assemblies, in proportion to the number of elected representatives of the underrepresented gender."

Article 13(4), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

Article 14, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Promising or offering prospect of a political or any other kind of favour in return, privilege or personal benefit to a natural or legal person shall be prohibited, for the purpose of obtaining financial, material or non-monetary support to a political entity."

Article 34, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Political entities, legal and natural persons shall be prohibited from exerting any form of pressure on legal persons, companies and natural persons in the course of raising contributions or any other activity related to the election campaign and financing of political entities."

Article 35, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.      

For presidential elections:

"The expenses of the election campaign of a political entity must not exceed the amount of financial resources referred to in Articles 28 and 29 of this Law."

Article 30 in fine, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

For parliamentary and local elections:

"The Agency shall adopt the decision, within three days from the day of the verification of the candidate list, on the amount of funds that a political entity may spend for financing the election campaign for election of MPs and councillors, as well as for financing the election campaign of candidates for the election of the President of Montenegro."

Article 18(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.      

For presidential elections:

"The expenses of the election campaign of a political entity must not exceed the amount of financial resources referred to in Articles 28 and 29 of this Law."

Article 30 in fine, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

For parliamentary and local elections:

"The Agency shall adopt the decision, within three days from the day of the verification of the candidate list, on the amount of funds that a political entity may spend for financing the election campaign for election of MPs and councillors, as well as for financing the election campaign of candidates for the election of the President of Montenegro."

Article 18(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.      

For presidential elections:

"The expenses of the election campaign of a political entity must not exceed the amount of financial resources referred to in Articles 28 and 29 of this Law."

Article 30 in fine, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

For parliamentary and local elections:

"The Agency shall adopt the decision, within three days from the day of the verification of the candidate list, on the amount of funds that a political entity may spend for financing the election campaign for election of MPs and councillors, as well as for financing the election campaign of candidates for the election of the President of Montenegro."

Article 18(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.     

For presidential elections:

"The expenses of the election campaign of a political entity must not exceed the amount of financial resources referred to in Articles 28 and 29 of this Law."

Article 30 in fine, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019. 

For parliamentary and local elections:

"The Agency shall adopt the decision, within three days from the day of the verification of the candidate list, on the amount of funds that a political entity may spend for financing the election campaign for election of MPs and councillors, as well as for financing the election campaign of candidates for the election of the President of Montenegro."

Article 18(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.     

"There are no legal limits on the amount of paid advertising on television, which led to an overwhelming amount of paid airtime on some private media. Due to the 2017 amendments to the Electronic Media Law, political advertising is not counted into the allowed duration of advertising."

Montenegro, Presidential Election, 15 April 2018 ODIHR EOM  Final Report.

"A political party shall submit the statement of accounts and annual consolidated financial statement to the administrative body in charge of keeping the single register of taxpayers, to the State Audit Institution and the Agency, not later than by 31 March of the current year for the previous year."

Article 48(2), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall prepare a report on the origin, the amount and structure of the financial resources from public and private sources acquired and spent on the election campaign, and shall submit it to the Agency, with supporting documentation, within 30 days from the day of holding of the elections."

Article 50(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall submit to the Agency a report on the contributions of legal and natural persons on a fifteen-day basis, during the election campaign."

Article 53(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall submit to the Agency an interim report on the election campaign costs five days prior to the election day."

Article 54(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall prepare a report on the origin, the amount and structure of the financial resources from public and private sources acquired and spent on the election campaign, and shall submit it to the Agency, with supporting documentation, within 30 days from the day of holding of the elections."

Article 50(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall submit to the Agency a report on the contributions of legal and natural persons on a fifteen-day basis, during the election campaign."

Article 53(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall submit to the Agency an interim report on the election campaign costs five days prior to the election day."

Article 54(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"The Agency shall publish on its website the reports referred to in Article 50 of this Law within seven days from the day of receipt."

Article 51, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"The Agency shall publish on its website the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within 7 days from the day of receipt."

Article 53(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"The Agency shall publish on its website the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within 24 hours from the moment of receipt.".

Article 54(3), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"The Agency shall publish the documents referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article on its website within seven days from the date of receipt."

Article 48(6), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall submit to the Agency a report on the contributions of legal and natural persons on a fifteen-day basis, during the election campaign. Template and content of the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Agency. The Agency shall publish on its website the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within 7 days from the day of receipt."

Article 53, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall keep the accounting records of income, property and expenditures by origin (separately for financial resources from public and private sources), the amount and structure of income, property and expenditures, in accordance with the regulation of the Ministry, to be adopted within 60 days from the day of entry into force of this Law."

Article 48(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall prepare a report on the origin, the amount and structure of the financial resources from public and private sources acquired and spent on the election campaign, and shall submit it to the Agency, with supporting documentation, within 30 days from the day of holding of the elections. (...) The reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article shall show the total amount of acquired financial resources, separately for budgetary resources and financial resources from private sources."

Article 50, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall keep the accounting records of income, property and expenditures by origin (separately for financial resources from public and private sources), the amount and structure of income, property and expenditures, in accordance with the regulation of the Ministry, to be adopted within 60 days from the day of entry into force of this Law."

Article 48(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political entity shall prepare a report on the origin, the amount and structure of the financial resources from public and private sources acquired and spent on the election campaign, and shall submit it to the Agency, with supporting documentation, within 30 days from the day of holding of the elections. (...) The reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article shall show the total amount of acquired financial resources, separately for budgetary resources and financial resources from private sources."

Article 50, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Control over financing of political entities and election campaigns shall be performed by the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (hereinafter referred to as: the Agency) established in accordance with a special law."

Article 5(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"A political party shall submit the statement of accounts and annual consolidated financial statement to the administrative body in charge of keeping the single register of taxpayers, to the State Audit Institution and the Agency, not later than by 31 March of the current year for the previous year."

Article 48(2), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

"Control over financing of political entities and election campaigns shall be performed by the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (hereinafter referred to as: the Agency) established in accordance with a special law."

Article 5(1), Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

Articles 56 to 60, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

Articles 60, 64-70, Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, 2014 - last amended on December 27, 2019.

Articles 193b and 193v, Criminal Code - last amended on December 27, 2019.