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

Belarus

Belarus

Answer
Yes
Source

Article 481. Electoral funds of candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies

"The branch of the bank in which the special electoral account has been opened shall, on weekly basis, report to the commission that registered the candidate the data on the receipt and spending of the funds put down to the account of the respective candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies. The respective commission, within two days after receiving the data, shall forward to the press the information to be published on the total sum of the money receipts to the electoral fund and on the total sum of expenditures."

"The voters shall be informed about the total amount of funds received in the electoral fund and the total amount of money spent by a person being nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus in the order established by part thirteen of this Article."

Source: Article 481 (indents 47 - 49 and 70 - 71), Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus, 2000 (Amended as of June 4, 2015)

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