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

Malawi

Malawi

Answer
Yes
Source

A political party shall ensure that all donations received by the party under section 27 in the form of money are deposited into a separate bank account held in the name of the political party.
Section 28, Political Parties Act (No. 1 of 2018).

Comment

Every political party is required to have two separate bank accounts, one for public funding and another for private funding, through which all monetary donations to the political party must go through.

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