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

Estonia

Estonia

Answer
Yes
Source

(4)As of the end of the quarter, a political party will draw up a quarterly report on the revenues earned and loans obtained following the list of sources specified in subsection (2) of this section and submit it to the political party funding supervision committee in the required form by the tenth day of the month following the quarter. The report will set out the date specified in subsections (5) and (6) of this section. The report will be published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee. Upon publication of the report on the website of the political party funding supervision committee, the personal identification code specified in subsections (6) and (7) of this section will be replaced by the person’s date of birth.
(7) With regard to a donation a political party will indicate that it is a donation and indicate the name and personal identification code of the donator and the value and the date of accrual of the donation.
Source: § 12.1(4, 7), Political Parties Act, 1994 (amended 2014)

A single candidate indicates the type of the source of the funds specified in subsection 52(3) of this Act, which was used for the election campaign. The name and personal identification of the donator, the value of the donation and the date of accrual and, with regard to personal assets, the sum of money used for the election campaign are indicated with regard to a donation. The report is submitted and disclosed in accordance with the procedure provided for in subsection (1) of this section.
Source: § 12.8(8), Political Parties Act, 1994 (amended 2014)

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