12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?
Germany
Answer
No
Source
"There are no general rules either applying to the financing of candidates for election. Since candidates are, as a general rule, nominated by political parties, the financing of these candidates is primarily a responsibility of the respective parties." (p. 7) (Source: GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on Germany on Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II))
