48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?

Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Answer
Yes
Source

Political Funds Act (2016)

Comment

Article 40 (Accounting Report) 1. The person in charge of accounting of each political party: (a) The year during which the relevant political party does not participate in elections for public office: By February 15 (by January 31 in the case of a City/Do party branch office) of the next year as of December 31 from January 1 of every year; (b) The year during which the relevant political party participates in nationwide elections for public office: Within 30 days (40 days, in the case of a presidential election or an election for proportional representative National Assembly members) after an election in the relevant year is held as of the date 20 days after the election (where a party election campaign office is closed 20 days after the election, referring to the date of its closure) from January 1 of every year (in the case of a party election campaign office, the date of its establishment); by February 15 (by January 31, in the case of a City/Do party branch office) of the next year as of December 31 from the date 20 days after the election; (c) The year during which the relevant political party participates in by-elections for public office, which are held in part of the national constituencies: Item (a) shall apply to party headquarters and policy development institutes and item (b) shall apply to a relevant City/Do party branch office and party election campaign offices.

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