57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?

Article 92/6, The Electoral Code, 2020

The CEC shall have the right to directly verify electoral campaign income and expenditures of any political party registered as an electoral subject, or candidates proposed by voters, the audit report in accordance with point 1 of this Article, as well as any other information relevant to the subject matter that it becomes aware of. For the purpose of this Article, CEC shall have the right to request data, documents, or information from electoral subjects or third parties, who must respond to the CEC request within 15 days from its receipt. Failure to cooperate or refusal to cooperate, destruction of documents, delays or inappropriate behaviour during the verification process conducted by the CEC, shall be reported to the prosecutor’s office as a criminal offense, in accordance with Article 248 of the Criminal Code, and shall be administratively sanctioned by the CEC in compliance with Article 173 of this law