Political Finance Database

It is forbidden for the political party to receive directly or indirectly financial or material support from any foreign party, in any capacity or form whatsoever.

It is forbidden to any candidate for an election to a national or local mandate, to receive, in a manner direct or indirect, cash donations, in kind or any other contribution, whatever form, from a foreign state or a natural or legal person of foreign nationality. 

Donations made by Algerians resident abroad are not considered foreign financing for the financing of the electoral campaign of candidates or lists of electoral district candidates to abroad.

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. 

The election campaign is funded by means of resources from:… donations in cash or in kind from citizens natural persons;

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. 

The election campaign is funded by means of resources from:… donations in cash or in kind from citizens natural persons;

Article 87 of the election law prohibits anonymous donations.

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. 

The election campaign is funded by means of resources from:… donations in cash or in kind from citizens natural persons;

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. 

The election campaign is funded by means of resources from:… donations in cash or in kind from citizens natural persons;

Except against legislative provisions, it is prohibited use for purposes of electoral propaganda, goods or means of a public or private legal person, institution or public body.     It is prohibited for propaganda election, use, in any form whatsoever, places of worship, institutions and public administrations, as well as educational, teaching institutions and training, regardless of their nature or belonging. The use of goods or means of administration or public goods for the benefit of a party political, candidate or list of candidates, is punished with a imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years and a fine of 6,000 DA to 60,000 DA..

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. They cannot exceed three hundred (300) times the guaranteed national minimum wage, per donation and per year.

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. They cannot exceed three hundred (300) times the guaranteed national minimum wage, per donation and per year.

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. They cannot exceed three hundred (300) times the guaranteed national minimum wage, per donation and per year.

Art. 89 of the organic law relating to the electoral system  puts an upper limit for campaign donations.

It is not specified by the law but limits for private persons may apply.

Donations, legacies and gifts can only come from identified natural persons. They cannot exceed three hundred (300) times the guaranteed national minimum wage, per donation and per year.

It is not specified by the law yet Articles 89 and 90 are applied. Donations are capped by natural person to four hundred thousand dinars (400,000 DA) for elections legislative and six hundred thousand dinars (600,000 DA) for presidential elections. These ceilings can be updated every three (3) years by regulation.                                                         

Donation from Algerian citizens living abroad can not exceed, by natural person, the equivalent of four hundred thousand dinars (400.000 DA) for Legislative elections and six hundred thousand dinars (600,000 DA) for presidential elections.

The political party may have income related to its activity and resulting from non-commercial investments. The political party is prohibited from engaging in any commercial activity.

It is not specified by the law.

It is not specified by the law.

Art. 91. - Any donation whose amount is greater than a thousand dinars (1.000 DA) must be paid by check, transfer, automatic debit or credit card

Art. 96. - Any candidate for the presidential election and all list of candidates for the legislative election are required to open and hold an election campaign account.                                                                                                                     

Art. 62. -The political party is required to have an account opened with a national banking or financial institution, at its headquarters or at its branches located on national territory.

the authorized political parties shall have the following particular rights:… public funding, if appropriate, based on their representation in the Parliament,  as determined by the law;…

The approved political party may benefit from financial aid from the State, depending on the number of seats obtained in Parliament, and the number of its elected members in the assemblies. The amount of any aid to be allocated by the State to political parties is entered in the State budget.

According to Art. 87 of the election law, possible aid that the state can grant  young candidates in independent lists in elections legislative and local; and to Art. 93 Any candidate for presidential elections law, within the limits of expenses actually carried out, to a lump sum repayment of the order of ten percent (10%). When the presidential election candidate obtained a rate greater than ten percent (10%) and lower or equal at twenty percent (20%) of the votes cast, this reimbursement is increased to twenty percent (20%) of expenses actually carried out within the limit of the ceiling authorized. The repayment rate is carried to thirty percent (30%) for the candidate who got more than twenty percent (20%) of the votes cast. The refund can only be made after Proclamation of the final results by the Court constitutional and the validation of campaign accounts by the Account Funding Control Commission election campaigns.

Art. 122.- The state supports the campaign expenses:  Printing of documents; - Posting and advertising costs; - Room rental costs; and - Transport costs. The modalities for the application of this article are fixed by executive decree.

Art. 58.- In compliance with the provisions of the above mentioned Article 57, the authorized political parties shall have the following particular rights: - airtime in public media outlets proportional to their representation at national level;

Art. 77. - Any candidate for local, legislative or presidential elections  benefits from equitable access to the media, authorized audiovisuals, pursuant to legislation and applicable regulations...Political parties that are campaigning in the framework referendum consultations, benefit from access fair to authorized audiovisual media, in application legislation and regulations in force. Media Access Modalities and Procedures Audiovisuals authorized to exercise, are fixed in application legislation and regulations in force.

Art. 77.- The duration of the broadcast granted is equal for each candidates for presidential elections. In the case of local and legislative elections, the duration varies according to the respective importance of the number of lists of candidates presented by a party or group of political parties. The lists of independent candidates, grouped together own initiative benefit from the provisions of this article under the same conditions.                      

Art. 77.- The duration of the broadcast granted is equal for each candidates for presidential elections. In the case of local and legislative elections, the duration varies according to the respective importance of the number of lists of candidates presented by a party or group of political parties. The lists of independent candidates, grouped together own initiative benefit from the provisions of this article under the same conditions.                                                 Art. 78. - Audiovisual media that are allowed to exercise pursuant to legislation and regulations in force, and participating in the coverage of the election campaign, are required to guarantee the equitable distribution of the antenna time between the candidates. Independent authority, in coordination with the authority regulation of the audiovisual, ensures the respect of provisions of this article.

political parties can be awarded specific state funding according to the number of their women candidates elected at the national and sub-national levels (Law on the Modalities for Improving the Representation of Women in Elected Assemblies, 2012 - Article 7)

Art. 300. - Anyone, by donations or promises of donations in cash or in kind, by promises of favor public or private jobs or other benefits individuals made in order to influence the vote of one or more several voters, will have obtained or attempted to get their suffrage, either directly or by the company of a third party or will have by the same means, determined or tempted determine one or more of them to abstain, is punishable by imprisonment of two (2) to ten (10) years and a fine of 200,000 DA at 1.000.000 DA.

It is not specified by the law.

Art. 92. - Campaign expenses of a candidate in presidential elections can not exceed a ceiling of one hundred and twenty million dinars (120.000.000 DA) for the first round. For the second round, this amount is brought to one hundred and forty millions of dinars (140.000.000 DA). 

Art. 94. - Electoral campaign expenses for each list of candidates for the legislative elections does not exceed two million five hundred thousand dinars (2.500.000 DA) per candidate.

Art. 92. - Campaign expenses of a candidate in presidential elections can not exceed a ceiling of one hundred and twenty million dinars (120.000.000 DA) for the first round. For the second round, this amount is brought to one hundred and forty millions of dinars (140.000.000 DA).                                                                                                                  Art. 94. - Electoral campaign expenses for each list of candidates for the legislative elections does not exceed two million five hundred thousand dinars (2.500.000 DA) per candidate.

Art. 34. - 'Every political party must hold a double-entry book-keeping and an inventory of its movable and real property. It is held to present its annual statements at the qualified administration and to justify constantly, the source of its resources financial and their use.'

Art. 60. The person in charge of the party is obliged to present to the delegates gathered in congress or in general assembly, in addition to the moral report, a financial report validated by an auditor who is responsible.

Art. 96. - Any candidate for the presidential election and all list of candidates for the legislative election are required to open and hold an election campaign account. Art. 104. - The electoral campaign treasurer is held to transmit the coordinates of the bank account to the Committee on Funding Control of Accounts election campaigns. Art. 116. - The election campaign account must be filed with the Financing Control Commission of the election campaign within two (2) months, at from the date of the proclamation of the final results.

it is not specified by the law.

It is not specified by the law.

The presidential election candidate and the candidate mandated by the party or by the candidates of the list independent in the legislative elections, are required to Communicate to the Financing Control Commission accounts of election campaigns, the list of donors and the amount of donations.

Art. 102. - All revenues and expenses related to the election campaign are registered in the election campaign account.

Art. 102. - All revenues and expenses related to the election campaign are registered in the election campaign account.

Art. 96. - Any candidate for the presidential election and all list of candidates for the legislative election are required to open and hold an election campaign account.                                                                                                                              Art. 104. - The electoral campaign treasurer is held to transmit the coordinates of the bank account to the the Commission for the control of the financing of electoral campaign accounts.                                        Art. 116. - The election campaign account must be filed with the the Commission for the control of the financing of electoral campaign accounts. within two (2) months, at from the date of the proclamation of the final results.

Commission for the Control of the Financing of Electoral Campaign Accounts

Art. 118. - The Financing Control Commission of the election campaign checks the regularity and the sincerity operations registered in the election campaign account. It makes a decision within six (6) months contradictory way to approve the account, modify it or reject it. After this period, the account is deemed approved.    Art. 119...In case of exceeding the authorized expenditure ceiling election, the Commission fixes by a decision contradictorily, the amount of exceeding that the candidate must pay to the public treasury.     

Art. 65.- When the breaches provided for within the framework of the application of this organic law are the act of an approved party, the suspension, dissolution or closure of the premises of the party.                                                           Art. 79. Misappropriation, embezzlement of political party assets as well as their use for personal purposes are punishable in accordance with the legislation in force.                                                                                                                     Art. 289. - The use of goods or means of administration or public goods for the benefit of a party political, candidate or list of candidates, is punished with a imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years and a fine of 6,000 DA to 60,000 DA.

Art. 292. - Is punished with a fine of 100,000 DA to 500,000 DA anyone who has the use of a commercial advertising process for propaganda purposes during the period of the election campaign.                                                   Art. 300. - Anyone, by donations or promises of donations in cash or in kind, by promises of favor public or private jobs or other benefits individuals made in order to influence the vote of one or more several voters, will have obtained or attempted to get their suffrage, either directly or by the company of a third party or will have by the same means, determined or tempted determine one or more of them to abstain, is punishable by imprisonment of two (2) to ten (10) years, and a fine of 200,000 DA or  1.000.000 DA. 

Art. 311. - Is punished with a fine of 400,000 DA to 800,000 DA and the prohibition of the right to vote and to be eligible for five (5) years, at most, any candidate or list candidates who have not submitted a campaign account or whose account was rejected by the Control Commission financing the election campaign.                                                 Art. 305. - Anyone who violates the provisions of the Articles 83 and 84 of this organic law is punished by a sentence of imprisonment of two (2) to five (5) years and a Fine of 50,000 DA to 200,000 DA.