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

Source: Chapter 3 (19), (20) and (21), Public Election Fund Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008

19. A party shall be eligible for the Fund, during the National Assembly elections, if it has been registered for contesting the Primary Round of elections to the National Assembly in all twenty Dzongkhags.

20. A party shall be eligible for the Fund, if it had secured at least 10 percent of the valid votes cast in the previous Primary Round for the National Assembly elections.

21. A party intending to contest National Assembly elections for the first time shall receive an amount equal to the base amount to be received by eligible political parties.

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