28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?
Timor-Leste
(1) The National Parliament shall annually set the overall amount of public grants for political parties with parliamentary representation and such amount shall be provided for in the general budget of the State as a specific item to be included in the appropriation for the National Electoral Commission, hereinafter referred to as the CNE.
(2) Out of the overall amount of the grant, 50% shall be equally divided among all the political parties with parliamentary representation, and the remaining 50% shall be allocated according to proportional representation, as achieved by political parties.
Source: Section 11, Legal Regime for the financing of political parties, 2008