Political Finance Database

58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Theme Reporting, oversight and sanctions
Description To ensure compliance, political finance regulations must be accompanied with sanctions against breaches. This question covers the different sanctions that are applicable for violations such as failing to submit accurate financial reports, receiving funds from prohibited sources, exceeding spending limits, abusing state resources or buying votes.

Breakdown by continent

Continent None Fines Other Prison No data Forfeiture Not applicable Suspension of public funding Loss of elected office Loss of public funding Deregistration of party Loss of political rights Suspension of political party Loss of nomination of candidate Countries researched
Africa 0
(0.0%)
44
(86.3%)
10
(19.6%)
37
(72.5%)
1
(2.0%)
12
(23.5%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(11.8%)
6
(11.8%)
16
(31.4%)
11
(21.6%)
11
(21.6%)
12
(23.5%)
7
(13.7%)
51
Americas 2
(5.9%)
29
(85.3%)
9
(26.5%)
20
(58.8%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(8.8%)
1
(2.9%)
4
(11.8%)
9
(26.5%)
10
(29.4%)
10
(29.4%)
10
(29.4%)
8
(23.5%)
7
(20.6%)
34
Asia 0
(0.0%)
25
(67.6%)
3
(8.1%)
22
(59.5%)
1
(2.7%)
12
(32.4%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(5.4%)
6
(16.2%)
8
(21.6%)
16
(43.2%)
3
(8.1%)
8
(21.6%)
12
(32.4%)
37
Europe 0
(0.0%)
43
(95.6%)
5
(11.1%)
16
(35.6%)
0
(0.0%)
15
(33.3%)
0
(0.0%)
12
(26.7%)
3
(6.7%)
23
(51.1%)
5
(11.1%)
2
(4.4%)
4
(8.9%)
4
(8.9%)
45
Oceania 0
(0.0%)
13
(92.9%)
2
(14.3%)
12
(85.7%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(7.1%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(28.6%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(21.4%)
2
(14.3%)
2
(14.3%)
2
(14.3%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 2 154 29 107 2 43 2 24 28 57 45 28 34 32 181

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 Fines
Prison
Albania 2021 Fines
Suspension of public funding
Algeria 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of political rights
Suspension of political party
Andorra 2018 Fines
Prison
Other
Angola 2019 Fines
Other
Suspension of public funding
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Fines
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Argentina 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Loss of political rights
Armenia 2021 Fines
Prison
Australia 2019 Fines
Prison
Austria 2023 Fines
Forfeiture
Azerbaijan 2023 Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Bahamas 2018 Prison
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Bahrain 2021 Fines
Prison
Bangladesh 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Barbados 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of elected office
Belarus 2018 Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
Belgium 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Belize 2018 Not applicable
Benin 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Bhutan 2018 Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Bolivia 2019 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Other
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Fines
Forfeiture
Botswana 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Brazil 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of elected office
Bulgaria 2021 Fines
Loss of public funding
Burkina Faso 2018 Loss of public funding
Burundi 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Suspension of political party
Cabo Verde 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Cambodia 2018 Fines
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Cameroon 2019 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Canada 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Other
Central African Republic 2021 Prison
Loss of public funding
Loss of elected office
Suspension of political party
Chad 2021 Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Chile 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Colombia 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Suspension of political party
Other
Suspension of public funding
Comoros 2021 Fines
Prison
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Suspension of political party
Other
Costa Rica 2021 Fines
Loss of public funding
Croatia 2018 Fines
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Cyprus 2018 Fines
Czechia 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 Fines
Other
Suspension of public funding
Denmark 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Djibouti 2018 Fines
Prison
Suspension of political party
Dominica 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Other
Dominican Republic 2021 Fines
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Suspension of public funding
Ecuador 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of elected office
Suspension of political party
Other
Egypt 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of elected office
El Salvador 2018 Fines
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Eswatini 2018 Loss of nomination of candidate
Ethiopia 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Fiji 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Finland 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
France 2019 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Loss of elected office
Gabon 2018 Fines
Prison
Georgia 2023 Fines
Forfeiture
Germany 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Ghana 2018 Fines
Prison
Greece 2023 Fines
Suspension of public funding
Grenada 2018 Fines
Prison
Guatemala 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Guinea 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of political rights
Guinea-Bissau 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Loss of political rights
Other
Guyana 2018 Fines
Prison
Haiti 2018 Loss of public funding
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
Other
Honduras 2021 Fines
Suspension of political party
Other
Hungary 2018 Fines
Forfeiture
Suspension of public funding
Iceland 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
India 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Indonesia 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of elected office
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Other
Iraq 2019 Suspension of public funding
Ireland 2023 Fines
Prison
Suspension of public funding
Israel 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Italy 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Jamaica 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Japan 2018 Fines
Prison
Jordan 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Kazakhstan 2018 Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Kenya 2023 Fines
Other
Kiribati 2018 Fines
Prison
Korea, Republic of 2023 Fines
Prison
Loss of elected office
Loss of political rights
Loss of nomination of candidate
Kosovo 2023 Fines
Loss of public funding
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
Latvia 2023 Fines
Suspension of public funding
Loss of public funding
Lebanon 2019 Fines
Prison
Lesotho 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Liberia 2018 Fines
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
Other
Libya 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Liechtenstein 2021 Fines
Lithuania 2023 Fines
Other
Prison
Forfeiture
Suspension of public funding
Loss of elected office
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Luxembourg 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Suspension of political party
Madagascar 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Malawi 2023 Fines
Prison
Suspension of public funding
Deregistration of party
Malaysia 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of elected office
Maldives 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Mali 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Malta 2018 Fines
Suspension of political party
Other
Marshall Islands 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of elected office
Other
Mauritania 2018 Fines
Prison
Mauritius 2018 Fines
Prison
Mexico 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 Fines
Prison
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Suspension of public funding
Monaco 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of public funding
Mongolia 2023 Suspension of public funding
Loss of public funding
Montenegro 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Suspension of public funding
Morocco 2021 Fines
Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Suspension of public funding
Mozambique 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Myanmar 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
Namibia 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Nauru 2018 Fines
Prison
Nepal 2018 Forfeiture
Loss of nomination of candidate
Netherlands 2023 Fines
Other
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
New Zealand 2023 Fines
Prison
Nicaragua 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Suspension of political party
Niger 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Suspension of public funding
Nigeria 2023 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Fines
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Norway 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Pakistan 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Palau 2018 Fines
Prison
Panama 2023 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Papua New Guinea 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Suspension of political party
Other
Paraguay 2019 Fines
Loss of public funding
Suspension of public funding
Peru 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Other
Philippines 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of elected office
Poland 2019 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Portugal 2018 Fines
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2018 Fines
Prison
Other
Romania 2018 Fines
Forfeiture
Loss of elected office
Suspension of public funding
Russian Federation 2018 Loss of nomination of candidate
Rwanda 2019 Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Suspension of political party
Suspension of public funding
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Saint Lucia 2018 None
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Samoa 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
San Marino 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Loss of political rights
Senegal 2021 Fines
Deregistration of party
Serbia 2023 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Suspension of public funding
Seychelles 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Sierra Leone 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Singapore 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Other
Slovakia 2023 Fines
Suspension of public funding
Deregistration of party
Slovenia 2018 Fines
Loss of public funding
Solomon Islands 2018 Fines
Deregistration of party
South Africa 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Spain 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Loss of political rights
Sri Lanka 2018 Deregistration of party
Sudan 2018 Loss of elected office
Other
Suriname 2018 None
Sweden 2018 Fines
Switzerland 2023 Fines
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 No data
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Suspension of political party
Taiwan 2021 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Tajikistan 2018 Deregistration of party
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Thailand 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Loss of nomination of candidate
Suspension of political party
The Gambia 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of political rights
Timor-Leste 2018 Fines
Prison
Suspension of political party
Togo 2018 Fines
Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Other
Tonga 2018 Fines
Prison
Loss of elected office
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 Fines
Prison
Tunisia 2023 Fines
Other
Prison
Loss of elected office
Deregistration of party
Loss of political rights
Loss of nomination of candidate
Turkey 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Turkmenistan 2018 Suspension of political party
Other
Tuvalu 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of nomination of candidate
Loss of political rights
Loss of elected office
Uganda 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Ukraine 2021 Fines
Prison
Loss of public funding
Suspension of political party
Other
United Kingdom 2018 Fines
United States 2018 Fines
Prison
Forfeiture
Uruguay 2021 Fines
Other
Suspension of public funding
Uzbekistan 2018 Forfeiture
Loss of public funding
Vanuatu 2018 Not applicable
Venezuela 2021 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Yemen 2018 Loss of public funding
Deregistration of party
Zambia 2018 Fines
Prison
Deregistration of party
Zimbabwe 2018 Fines
Prison
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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