Political Finance Database

29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

Theme Public funding
Description If public funding is provided, a key question becomes which political parties that should be entitled to receive such funds

Breakdown by continent

Continent Other No data Not applicable Number of members Participation in election Representation in elected body Number of candidates nominated Share of votes in next election Share of seats in next election Registration as a political party Share of votes in previous election Share of seats in previous election Countries researched
Africa 6
(11.8%)
2
(3.9%)
15
(29.4%)
2
(3.9%)
7
(13.7%)
14
(27.5%)
4
(7.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
5
(9.8%)
15
(29.4%)
11
(21.6%)
51
Americas 5
(14.7%)
0
(0.0%)
12
(35.3%)
1
(2.9%)
5
(14.7%)
9
(26.5%)
1
(2.9%)
1
(2.9%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(23.5%)
16
(47.1%)
4
(11.8%)
34
Asia 0
(0.0%)
1
(2.7%)
13
(35.1%)
1
(2.7%)
2
(5.4%)
11
(29.7%)
1
(2.7%)
2
(5.4%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(16.2%)
9
(24.3%)
5
(13.5%)
37
Europe 2
(4.4%)
1
(2.2%)
4
(8.9%)
1
(2.2%)
12
(26.7%)
26
(57.8%)
4
(8.9%)
3
(6.7%)
0
(0.0%)
9
(20.0%)
28
(62.2%)
13
(28.9%)
45
Oceania 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
9
(64.3%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(14.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(14.3%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
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
Total 13 4 53 6 26 62 10 6 0 30 69 33 181

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 Not applicable
Albania 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Share of votes in next election
Share of seats in previous election
Algeria 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Andorra 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Angola 2019 Representation in elected body
Participation in election
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Not applicable
Argentina 2019 Other
Armenia 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Australia 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Austria 2023 Other
Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Azerbaijan 2023 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Bahamas 2018 Not applicable
Bahrain 2021 No data
Bangladesh 2018 Not applicable
Barbados 2018 Not applicable
Belarus 2018 Not applicable
Belgium 2018 Representation in elected body
Belize 2018 Not applicable
Benin 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Bhutan 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Bolivia 2019 Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Botswana 2021 Not applicable
Brazil 2019 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Other
Bulgaria 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Burkina Faso 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Burundi 2021 Share of seats in previous election
Cabo Verde 2018 Participation in election
Cambodia 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in next election
Cameroon 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Canada 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Central African Republic 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Chad 2021 Participation in election
Other
Chile 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Colombia 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Registration as a political party
Other
Comoros 2021 Not applicable
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 Share of seats in previous election
Costa Rica 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Croatia 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in next election
Participation in election
Cyprus 2018 Share of seats in previous election
Czechia 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Number of members
Denmark 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Djibouti 2018 Share of seats in previous election
Dominica 2018 Not applicable
Dominican Republic 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Ecuador 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Egypt 2019 Not applicable
El Salvador 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Eswatini 2018 No data
Ethiopia 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Fiji 2021 Not applicable
Finland 2018 Representation in elected body
France 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Gabon 2018 Other
Georgia 2023 Share of votes in previous election
Germany 2019 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Ghana 2018 Not applicable
Greece 2023 Other
Representation in elected body
Registration as a political party
Share of votes in previous election
Grenada 2018 Not applicable
Guatemala 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Guinea 2018 Not applicable
Guinea-Bissau 2018 Not applicable
Guyana 2018 Not applicable
Haiti 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Honduras 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Hungary 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Iceland 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
India 2019 Not applicable
Indonesia 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 Registration as a political party
Iraq 2019 Share of seats in previous election
Registration as a political party
Ireland 2023 Registration as a political party
Share of votes in previous election
Israel 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in next election
Italy 2019 Not applicable
Jamaica 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Japan 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Jordan 2019 Representation in elected body
Number of candidates nominated
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Kazakhstan 2018 Representation in elected body
Kenya 2023 Other
Number of members
Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Kiribati 2018 Not applicable
Korea, Republic of 2023 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Kosovo 2023 Share of seats in previous election
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Not applicable
Latvia 2023 Share of votes in previous election
Lebanon 2019 Not applicable
Lesotho 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Liberia 2018 Not applicable
Libya 2021 Other
Liechtenstein 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Lithuania 2023 Representation in elected body
Registration as a political party
Share of votes in previous election
Luxembourg 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Madagascar 2018 Registration as a political party
Share of votes in previous election
Malawi 2023 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Malaysia 2021 Not applicable
Maldives 2018 Number of members
Mali 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
Other
Malta 2018 Not applicable
Marshall Islands 2018 Not applicable
Mauritania 2018 Not applicable
Mauritius 2018 Not applicable
Mexico 2019 Number of members
Registration as a political party
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 Not applicable
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Monaco 2018 No data
Mongolia 2023 Representation in elected body
Montenegro 2021 Representation in elected body
Participation in election
Morocco 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
Mozambique 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Participation in election
Myanmar 2018 Not applicable
Namibia 2018 Representation in elected body
Nauru 2018 Not applicable
Nepal 2016 Not applicable
Netherlands 2023 Number of members
Participation in election
Representation in elected body
Number of candidates nominated
New Zealand 2023 Registration as a political party
Nicaragua 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Participation in election
Niger 2018 Representation in elected body
Nigeria 2023 Not applicable
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Norway 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Pakistan 2021 Not applicable
Palau 2018 Not applicable
Panama 2023 Other
Participation in election
Representation in elected body
Share of votes in next election
Registration as a political party
Share of votes in previous election
Papua New Guinea 2018 Representation in elected body
Paraguay 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Peru 2021 Representation in elected body
Philippines 2018 Not applicable
Poland 2019 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Registration as a political party
Portugal 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Number of candidates nominated
Participation in election
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Romania 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Russian Federation 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Rwanda 2019 Registration as a political party
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 Not applicable
Saint Lucia 2018 Not applicable
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 Representation in elected body
Samoa 2021 Representation in elected body
Registration as a political party
San Marino 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Senegal 2021 Not applicable
Serbia 2023 Participation in election
Representation in elected body
Share of votes in next election
Share of votes in previous election
Seychelles 2021 Number of candidates nominated
Registration as a political party
Sierra Leone 2018 Not applicable
Singapore 2018 Not applicable
Slovakia 2023 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Slovenia 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Solomon Islands 2018 Number of members
South Africa 2021 Representation in elected body
Spain 2018 Representation in elected body
Sri Lanka 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Sudan 2018 Not applicable
Suriname 2018 Not applicable
Sweden 2018 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Switzerland 2023 Not applicable
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 Not applicable
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 Other
Taiwan 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Tajikistan 2018 Registration as a political party
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 Representation in elected body
Registration as a political party
Thailand 2018 Share of votes in previous election
The Gambia 2018 Not applicable
Timor-Leste 2018 Representation in elected body
Togo 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Tonga 2018 Not applicable
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 Not applicable
Tunisia 2023 Not applicable
Turkey 2021 Share of votes in previous election
Turkmenistan 2018 Not applicable
Tuvalu 2021 Not applicable
Uganda 2018 Representation in elected body
Ukraine 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
United Kingdom 2018 Representation in elected body
United States 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Other
Uruguay 2021 Representation in elected body
Share of votes in previous election
Registration as a political party
Uzbekistan 2018 Share of seats in previous election
Participation in election
Vanuatu 2018 Not applicable
Venezuela 2021 Not applicable
Yemen 2018 Representation in elected body
Zambia 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Share of seats in previous election
Zimbabwe 2018 Share of votes in previous election
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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