15. Is there a ban on state resources being given to or received by political parties or candidates (excluding regulated public funding)?

Electoral code (2011)Article 83(1) The election campaigns may not be financed from:- Funds from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia, except the funds defined inArticle 86 Paragraph 2 of this Code;- Funds from the budget of municipalities and the City of Skopje, except the fundsdefined in Article 86 Paragraph 2 of this Code;- Funds from public enterprises and institutions;- Funds from citizens' associations, religious communities, religious groups, andfoundations;- Funds from foreign governments, international institutions, bodies, and organisationsof foreign states and other foreigners;- Funds from joint ventures with dominant foreign capital; and- Funds from unidentified sources.

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