52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?

Czechia

Czechia

Answer
Yes
Source

Art. 19h. "(1) Parties and movements shall submit annually by 1 April to the Office an annual financial report which includes: ... g) an overview of all gifts and donations, indicating the amount of monetary donations and the usual price of non-monetary gifts, the name, surname and date of birth of the donor; if the donor is a legal person, shall specify its company name and the identification number, ...".

Source: Articles 19h(g), Act No. 424/1991_The Law on Association in Political Parties and Political Movements, 1991

Art. 16d. "(2) Within 90 days after the announcement of final election results, political parties, political movements, coalitions or independent candidates standing for election shall publish on their respective websites a report on the election campaign financing in a manner enabling a remote access.

(3) The report pursuant to subsection 2 shall include: a) an overview of gratuitous transactions granted to the political parties, political movements, coalitions or independent candidates standing for election for their election campaign including information on the open market value, unless the donation was a financial contribution, and information on donors and providers to the extent pursuant to section 16b(3), as well as the amount of election campaign expenses covered by the candidates themselves, ..."

Art. 16b. "(3) Information on funds saved on the election account shall include the first name, surname, date of birth and permanent residence address of the natural person donating these funds, or in case of a legal person, the name of the respective company or legal name, registered address and registration number of the person, if applicable."

Source: Articles 16d (2) and (3) and 16b (3), Act No. 247/1995 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and on the Amendment of Certain Other Laws, 1995

Art. 38. "(2) A candidate for the position of President of the Republic shall publish a report on the financing of the election campaign in a way allowing remote access on its website within 90 days of the announcement of the total election result.

(3) The report referred to in paragraph 2 shall contain: (a) a list of free benefits provided to the candidate for an electoral campaign, indicating the usual price, if not a cash donation, and data on donors and providers to the extent specified in Section 36 (3), as well as the amount of election campaign expenditures paid by the candidate himself, ..."

Art. 36. "(3) The data on the funds in the election account shall be recorded with the name, surname, date of birth and the municipality in which the natural person who provided these funds has his / her permanent residence or, in the case of a legal person, company name or registered office, and the identification number of the person if assigned."

Source: Articles 38 (2 and 3) and 36 (3), Act No. 275/2012 on the Election of the President of the Republic, 2012

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