49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?

Slovakia

Slovakia

Answer
Yes
Source

(5) Funds earmarked for the election campaign must be held by a presidential candidate in a special bank account.
(6) The data in the special account referred to in paragraph 5 must be accessible free of charge, remotely and continuously to third parties and must show an overview of payment transactions. The address of the website on which this information is displayed shall be communicated by the Presidential President in paper or electronic form immediately after the establishment of the account to the Ministry of the Interior, which shall publish it on his website. [...]
(11) The presidential candidate is obliged to publish on his website information broken down in accordance with paragraph 10 and deliver it to the Ministry of the Interior in paper form and in electronic form within 30 days after the election.
Source: § 5 (5-6, 11), Law No. 181 on the election campaign and amendments to Law No. 85 on political parties and movements, 2014 (amended 2019)

The candidates should publish online their campaign finance reports and provide them to the MoI within 30 days after the election campaign. If no costs were incurred, a candidate should also declare it. [...]The MoI should publish candidates and third parties reports online within 30 days and make them available to public for five years.
Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2019) Slovak Republic, Presidential Election, 16 and 30 March 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission, Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

Comment

The candidate in the presidential election is required to submit a final report. In addition, during the campaign, the candidate is required to submit on the website an overview of payment transactions.

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