29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Azerbaijan
- Representation in elected body
- Share of votes in previous election
- Share of seats in previous election
- Participation in election
- Registration as a political party
10 percent of the funds allocated from the state budget shall be divided proportionally to the number of earned votes, among the political parties that nominated candidates who earned at least 3 percent of the valid votes in the last elections of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, but which are not represented in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 40 percent of the funds shall be equally divided among the political parties represented in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan and 50 percent shall be divided proportionally to the number of elected Members of the Parliament.
Source: Article 17-1.2, Law on Political Parties, 1992 (amended 2018).
If political parties have participated in the last elections of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan within a coalition of political parties, the funds allocated from the state budget shall be provided to each party separately as provided in Article 17-1.2 of this Law.
