35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?

Armenia

Armenia

Answer
Yes
Source

1. State and local self-government bodies shall, as prescribed by law, on equal and non-discriminatory conditions, provide the following support to all the political
parties: […]
(2) provide the political parties with premises, means of communication belonging to them, with the priority right for the use thereof belonging to the political parties having participated in the distribution of mandates in the elections to the National Assembly;
Source: Art. 25.1(2), Constitutional Law on Political Parties, 2016

2. The state ensures the free implementation of the pre-election campaign. It is provided by state and local selfgovernment bodies through pre-election rallies, voter meetings with candidates, and the provision of other halls and other facilities for organizing election-related events. They are provided to the parties participating in the elections of the Council of Elders of the National Assembly, Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor on an equal basis, free of charge, in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission. The halls of secondary schools can be provided to candidates and parties participating in the elections only after 18.00 or on non-working days, and only in those cases:

3. No later than 20 days after the appointment of the National Assembly, Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor Council of Elders elections, the Governor, and in Yerevan, the Mayor of Yerevan shall submit to the Central Electoral Commission the list of halls and other buildings provided to the parties participating in the elections free of charge. This list is posted on the Central Electoral Commission's website. The information is submitted in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Art. 19.2-3, Electoral Code, 2016 (amended 2020)

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