49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?

Tunisia

Tunisia

Answer
Yes
Source

Article 52: 'Each party or list of candidates may open only one bank account for its electoral campaign. This account shall be subject to control by the Revenue Court. The Revenue Court reports on campaign finance shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia. It is prohibited to fund electoral campaigns using any kind of foreign funds. It is prohibited to fund campaigns using private assets.'

Source Decree N°35 dated May 10, 2011 on the Election of the National Constituent Assembly

'Evidence of expenses, which is presented to the regional treasurer or the accounting officer at diplomatic or consular posts abroad, consists of a statement showing the expenditures made and specifying for each of them: the name of the supplier or the service provider, the number of his tax roll number or, where applicable, his national identity card, the references of the invoice or list, the nature of the expenditure, its quantity and amount. This state is targeted by the party president or the head of the list. The visa must mention the following sentence:
"I, the undersigned, certify the authenticity of the information mentioned in this statement"
The control of the expenditure mentioned is not subject to the rules on public expenditure.'

Source Décret n° 2011-2472, du 29 septembre 2011

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