27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?

Tunisia

Tunisia

Answer
Yes
Source

Organic Law No. 16 of 2014 of May 26, 2014, on Elections and Referenda as revised and completed by Organic Law No. 7 of 2017 dated February 14, 2017, and The Basic Law No. 76 of 2019 dated August 30, 2019,  Article 82:

Each candidate list, candidate or party is to open a single bank account for the electoral campaign or referendum campaign. The Authority, in coordination with the Central Bank of Tunisia, shall regulate the procedures for opening and closing the account or determining a unified account for the electoral campaign, taking into consideration the specificities of opening accounts abroad.

The candidate, head of list or legal representative of the party shall designate an agent to manage the single bank account and the financial and accounting affairs of the campaign. The agent must disclose the account to the Authority.

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