24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
Slovakia
§ 22, para 1,2 of the Law on Political Parties (85/2005 Coll. ACT from 4February 2005 on Political Parties andPolitical Movements)
Loans and credits are a source of party's revenues, still some reporting rules are in place> the party shall keep separate records of income from loans and credits, including the date of receivingthe loan orcredit, their amount, and the agreed repayment date. Data is entered in a separate register concerning who received a loan or credit, including the name, surname and permanent residence address in the case of a naturalperson, in the case of a natural person-entrepreneur, also the business name, and in the case of a legalperson, stating the nameor business name, identification number andaddress of seat