8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?

"With respect to election candidates, the authorities state that Law 515/1993 provides that all candidates, whether they are elected or not, through their electoral agent, are required to compile all transactions relating to their campaign, i.e. contributions and services received from all sources, as well as expenses. They then have to submit this declaration to the Regional Electoral Guarantee Board, which is in charge of disclosing it to the public. The authorities therefore state that anonymous donations to both parties and election candidates, whether elected or not, are illegal in Italy"

Source: GRECO (2016) Second compliance report on Italy, transparency on party funding (theme II). GRECO third evaluation round, Strasbourg, December 2016.