11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?
Tonga
'The electoral system does not allow any party to achieve power; only two parties exist in opposition. The electoral system, in which commoners (non-nobles) directly elect only nine of the thirty seats in the Fale, does not allow political parties to form a government. Parties exist as pressure groups rather than electoral vehicles or patronage dispensers. Candidates are required to register for elections as individuals, not as members of a political party'(Quoted from Ministry of Information, website) (Source: Ministry of Information and Communcations, Tonga Government Portal, Election 2010. Available at http://www.mic.gov.to/election. Published N/A, Accessed 15 August 2011)
'There is no legislation.' (Source: Global Integrity Report (2008) Scorecard: Tonga 2008. Available at http://report.globalintegrity.org/Tonga/2008/scorecard)
