Political Finance Database

The political party must be constituted and function exclusively with funds of national origin. It cannot receive directly or indirectly foreign funds.

The relevant laws do not specify any  provision for candidates. However, Article 39 of party regulation may apply.

The law does not specify any ban on corporate donations.

The party may not receive any direct or indirect subsidy from local authorities, public establishments, legal entities governed by public law or companies whose capital is held, in whole or in part, by the State, local authorities, establishments public bodies or legal persons governed by public law.

There is no specific limit for campaign period, but the annual limit must apply.

The law does not specify any ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities in general. 

Art. 31 enables political parties to obtain the proceeds of investments of party funds in press companies responsible for publishing the party's spokesperson newspapers, and in publishing and printing companies working on its behalf;

The relevant laws do not specify any  provision on this matter.

The relevant laws do not specify any  provision on this matter.

Legally constituted political parties which participate in at least one third of the  electoral constituencies of the elections of the members of the House of Representatives, provided that these constituencies are distributed at least on three quarters (3/4) of the regions of the Kingdom, and have covered at least half of the regional electoral constituencies relating to the election of the members of the aforementioned chamber.

The Constitutional Council, in its decision n°818.2011 (October 20, 2011), pointed out that this organic law provides for a series of strict rules relating in particular the principles of “participation in general legislative elections, equality before the criteria adopted in granting this support, proportionality between the amounts of funding granted, the number of seats and the number of votes obtained by each party, administration by political parties of their affairs in a manner consistent with democratic principles and the principle of good governance and the correlation between responsibility and accountability.

A fixed annual allocation is provided to the eligible political parties equally;  political parties having obtained at least 1% without reaching 3% of the number of votes cast during the general legislative elections benefit from an additional amount equal to the aforementioned fixed allocation for all the local electoral constituencies; annual support is granted to political parties having obtained at least 3% of the votes cast during the elections referred to above.                                   The amount of this support is distributed on the basis of the seats and votes obtained by each political party during these elections..Each political party is granted an amount equal to five times the amount due to each seat pursuant to the rule provided above for each seat won at the level of constituency.

The equal contribution of the State funding is fixed at 750.000 dirhams for each political party. The second installment is distributed in accordance with a special formula specified by Décret n° 2-16-666, 6 kaada 1437 (August 10, 2016), http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/bo_fr/2016/BO_6500_Fr.pdf.     The second installment is paid after the official announcement of th election results, however, 30% of the second installment can be paid to political parties after the election date is published in the Official Bulletin.

State aid is provided to cover the management costs of political parties, as well as that the support allocated to the contribution to the conversion of organization costs of their ordinary national congresses; and to contribute to the financing of their electoral campaigns within the framework general communal, regional and legislative elections.   Political parties referred to above  will be allocated an "additional annual support to" covering the costs related to the missions, studies and research carried out on their behalf by the qualified skills with a view to promoting research, analysis and innovation in areas relating to party and political activities.

This financial support from the State aims to serve the public interest, through assistance to political parties in order toenable them to fulfill their roles in the supervision of citizens and the strengthening of their support for the management ofpublic aff airs on the one hand, and to fight against the recourse of parties and candidates to illegal practices in matters of political and electoral financing and, consequently, to ensure transparency and equal opportunities between political formations and between the candidates, on the other hand

The public audiovisual means guarantee to all the political parties taking part in the electionsequitable and regular airtime, as well as identical programming conditions within the framework of the programs devoted to the election campaign;

The principle of equity in the distribution and the order of broadcasting time devoted to the political parties participating in the elections  is assessed on the basis of the representativeness of these parties within the two chambers of Parliament.

Are fixed by decree taken on the proposal of the governmental authorities in charge of the interior, justice and communication, the airtimes, the conditions, the methods and the procedure for determining the order of these airtimes whether with regard to interventions, statements, special broadcasts.

The relevant laws do not specify any provision for candidates, however, The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) determines the time allocated to parties and candidates. For instance,during the 2021 elections, the political parties, not represented within the two chambers of parliament, would be able to benefit from 20% of the airtime, while those which currently have parliamentarians would see grant 30% of the scheduled hourly volume. For the latter, the HACA  reserved 50% of the time devoted to the candidates' interventions in the media, all categories combined, concerned by this decision.

Exemptions from taxes and duties applicable to immovable and movable property of political parties; ... training programs organized by the State in their favor in the fields relating to the management of their (parties') affairs and the exercise of their missions; ... free of charge within the framework of the organization of their (parties') activities and according to the available means, of the use of public rooms belonging to the State 

A special government support program was initiated to strengthen women's participation in social and political processes covering political parties and associations as early as 2009.  It will be provided, under conditions and terms and conditions set by regulation, support intended to strengthen the representative capacities of women on the occasion of the general elections of councils of local authorities, general legislative elections and elections of members of professional chambers under the name of “Support Fund for the Promotion the Representation of Women”. 

Whoever offered donations or liberalities, promises of liberalities, or administrative favors to a community during the election campaign shall be punished with imprisonment of one to five years and a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 dirhams. local group or to any group of citizens, with a view to influencing the vote of an electoral college or a fraction of that college.

The relevant law do not specify any  provision on this matter. 

• The limit of expenses was general, not specifically to media.

• Decree 2.16.668, Article 1, August 2016

• The limit of expenses was general, not specifically to media.

• Decree 2.16.668, Article 1, August 2016

Political parties send to the Court of Auditors, no later than March 31 of each year, a statement accompanied by supporting documents for the expenditure made for the past financial year.

Political parties that have benefited from the state’s contribution to the financing of their electoral campaigns must also demonstrate that the funds they have obtained have been used within the deadlines and in accordance with the formalities specified in the regulatory text for the purposes for which they were granted. 

Political parties send to the Court the accounts of their electoral campaigns within a maximum period of four (4) months from the date of payment of the State's contribution to the financing of their campaigns. elections.

Candidates for the legislative elections submit  the statement and the supporting documents relating to the expenses incurred during the electoral campaign within one month after the result of the election

Any interested person may consult the  documents and accounting records certified by a chatered accountant.

The political parties benefiting from the State contribution are required to justify their use for the purposes for which it was allocated and this, by the production of invoices, agreements, memoranda of fees or any other similar supporting documents. Each representative of the candidate list or each candidate is required to establish a detailed statement of the sources of financing of his electoral campaign and a statement of the expenses 

The political parties benefiting from the State contribution are required to justify their use for the purposes for which it was allocated and this, by the production of invoices, agreements, memoranda of fees or any other similar supporting documents. Each representative of the candidate list or each candidate,  is required to establish a detailed statement of the sources of financing of his electoral campaign and a statement of the expenses 

The origin of the funds and their use is subject to a posteriori control by the Court of Auditors. Candidates and their parties will therefore have to establish campaign accounts.

The origin of the funds and their use is subject to a posteriori control by the Court of Auditors. Candidates and their parties will therefore have to establish campaign accounts.

In case of a party fails to submit the accounts on time or use of the State contribution for purposes other than it was granted, the First President of the Court of Auditors sends the national official of the party a formal notice for the purpose of restitution of financial irregularities within thirty days from the date of the formal notice.

The First President of the Court of Auditors brings to the attention of the Minister of Justice and Liberties, for all legal purposes, the breaches observed in the obligation to use the State's participation for the purposes for which it was granted.

The First President of the Court of Accounts informs the Constitutional Court to pronounce the disqualification of the representative who has exceeded the ceiling of electoral expenses ... or, has not indicated the sources of financing of his/her electoral campaign or has not justify the said expenses. When the party concerned does not comply with the formal notice from the First President of the Court of Auditors within the time limit set by law, the party loses its right to annual support until the regularization of its situation vis-à-vis of the Treasury. The suspended party, in accordance with the provisions of articles 60, 61 and 62 of this organic law, does not benefit from public funding, for the period during which it was suspended.  In case of failure of submitting one of the statements, files or documents requested, or of non-compliance with the procedures or deadlines provided in the law, the governmental authority responsible for the interior shall address a notice to the political party to regularize its situation within sixty days. In the absence of regularization of the situation of the party concerned, the governmental authority responsible for the interior shall request the suspension of the party under the conditions and forms provided for by Articles 60 and 61 of the law.                 Is liable to the same penalties any person who, in violation of the provisions of article 31 of this organic law, has consented or accepted ..................... .…. greater than 600,000 dirhams, on behalf of a political party.