51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Contrary to international standards, the absence of any requirement for the financial returns of parties and candidates to be made public and for the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission to publish its conclusions on their financial returns neither improves transparency nor provides effective access to information to the electorate.

Source: European Union Election Expert Mission to Papua New Guinea Final Report May-August 2017, European Union, Brussels, September 2017, accessed at http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/fpi/documents/key-documents/election-expert-mission-png-2017-final-report_en.pdf on 3 February 2018

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