55. IN PRACTICE: What share of political parties required to submit financial reports in relation to the last election campaign did so?

'Yet, only some 14 out of 1004 candidates (less than 2 per cent) have submitted accounts to date and the NEC did not make their reports available for public consultation as demanded by the law. Although having the mandate to apply penalties in case of non-submission of financial statements17, the NEC has not imposed any sanctions so far, further contributing to an already low level of enforcement.' EU EOM Preliminary state 28/12/2017