29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

Funding provided regularly:

"The support to be granted to political parties shall have to be apportioned between the parties on the basis proportional to their number of seats in federal or state houses."

(Article 45(1), the Revised Political Parties Registration No. 573/2008, 24 September 2008).

"Any government financial support given to a political party according to article 45 sub- article 1 of the Registration Proclamation, as specified by this Regulation, for the conduct of its day to day activities shall be based only on the number of seats it holds in federal or state houses."

(Article 18(2), Regulation Concerning the Procedure for Determining the Apportionment of Government Financial Support to Political Parties Regulation Number 5/2009, 20 July 2009).

Funding provided in relation to elections:

"Notwithstanding the provision of sub – article (1) of this Article, the support to be granted to purposes of election for federal or state houses shall be:
a) apportioned on the basis of the number of candidates nominated by the political parties;
b) apportioned on the basis of the number of women candidates nominated by the political parties."

(Article 45(2), he Revised Political Parties Registration No. 573/2008, 24 September 2008).

"According to Article 45 of the Registration

1. Proclamation support granted to political parties during elections shall be apportioned according to:
A. the number of seats won a party in the Federal Council during the preceding election where the support relates to an election thereto.
B. the number of seats won by a party in the Regional Council during the preceding election where the support relates to an election thereto.

3. Without prejudice to the provisions of sub- article 1 above, the financial support granted by the government shall be apportioned according to the following criteria:
A. number of candidates nominated by the party
B. number of female candidates nominated by the party."

(Article 15, Regulation Concerning the Procedure for Determining the Apportionment of Government Financial Support to Political Parties Regulation Number 5/2009, 20 July 2009).