52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?
North Macedonia, Republic of
Article 17, Law on financing political parties 2018
The political parties shall keep a register of donations.
The register referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contain the following data:
- the name, i.e. name of each donor individually,
- the type and value of the donation, and
- the date of receipt of the donation.
The register referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also contain data about the paid donations by entities that are directly or indirectly related to the political party or are under its control.
The register of donations shall be kept in the form prescribed by the Minister of Finance by a rulebook. The rulebook shall determine the form, contents and manner of keeping the register of donations. The rulebook shall be adopted within a period of six months as of the day of entry into force of this Law.
The political parties shall be obliged to publish the register of donations on their website every six months for the past six-month period within a period of 15 days as of the day of expiry of the six-month period or to make it available to the public in any other manner.
