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

Political parties rely largely on public funds and receive annual subsidies in proportion to their parliamentary representation. The subsidy is doubled in an election year to provide additional funds for campaigning. 
Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2016), Republic of San Marino, Early Parliamentary Elections, 20 November 2016, OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

The State provides an annual subsidy to political parties, proportional to their parliamentary representation: 75% of this funding is allocated in proportion to the number of elected parliamentarians in the respective lists, while 25% is allocated in equal fixed shares among the parties and movements represented by at least three parliamentarians. Parties and movements whose lists have obtained less than three seats are entitled to a fixed funding of 12 000 € each. [...] The annual subsidy is a fixed proportional share of the State budget; it is doubled when in an election year (Articles 2 and 5, Law No 170/2005).
Source: GRECO (2016), Third Evaluation Round, Evaluation Report on San Marino, Transparency of Party Funding, (Theme II), GRECO, Strasbourg

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