23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
North Macedonia, Republic of
Article 19, Law on Financing Political Parties, 2018
The political parties cannot carry out an economic activity.
The political parties cannot acquire other types of incomes, except the following:
- interest on a bank deposit,
- rent, i.e. lease of movable and immovable property of the party,
- incomes from sale of printed, audio and visual and digital publications and advertising materials and other publications where the name or any of the symbols of the political party are affixed, as well as incomes from copyrights, and
- incomes from tickets sale for attending events organized for party purposes, where the name or any of the symbols of the political party must be affixed to the tickets.
The political parties shall use the incomes referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article solely for carrying out the activities in accordance with the law and the acts of the party.
The political parties must not use the incomes referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article for making profit.
