29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Estonia
Answer
- Representation in elected body
- Share of votes in previous election
- Share of seats in previous election
- Participation in election
- Registration as a political party
Source
12.7(1) & 12.7(2) Political Parties Act, the amended version of law in force from 23.03.2015, No. RT I 1994, 40, 654.
Comment
12.7(1) A political party represented in the Riigikoguhas the right to receive an allocation from the state budget. The size of the allocation is proportionate to the number of seats obtained in the elections of the Riigikogu.
(2) A political party that participated in the elections of the Riigikogu, but did not exceed the election threshold and received at least 2% of the votes, will receive an annual allocation.
