61. Is it specified that a particular institution(s) is responsible for overseeing compliance with existing rules against abuse of state resources?

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Answer
Yes
Source

Monitoring
Article 16:
(1) The Commission publishes the reports of the candidates’ campaign financial affairs after uploading to the data base and reconciliations.
(2) Eligible voters, mass media and observer and monitoring organizations may monitor the campaign events of the candidates and reconcile them with the reports presented by the candidates.
(3) If people, media and/or observer or monitoring organizations find that candidates have not reported to the Commission on some of their contributions, expenses and campaign activities, or have received contributions from illegal sources, or have breached the provisions of this regulation in a way, they may inform the Commission or the ECC of the matter in a document way.
(4) The monitors and observers may share their findings on the candidates’ campaign financial affairs with the Commission, the ECC and the Media Committee.

Source: Article 16., Regulation on Regulating Financial Affairs of Electoral Campaigns of 2019 Presidential Candidates.

Article 17:
(1) The Commission enacts an internal procedure on managing the financial affairs for managing the affairs related to division of duties of the financial affairs staff and the manner of activities of the Candidates’ Campaign Finance Management Section.

Source: Article 17., Regulation on Regulating Financial Affairs of Electoral Campaigns of 2019 Presidential Candidates.

Article 28:
(1) For the purpose of addressing objections and complaints arising from negligence, violation and identification of crimes related to elections, the Central Electoral Complaints Commission comprising of five members is established.

Source: Article 28, Election Law, 2016.

Comment

The Candidates’ Campaign Finance Management Section which is established within the Independent Election Commission to deal with financial affairs of candidates in presidentail election of 2019.

For the purpose of addressing objections and complaints arising from negligence, violation and identification of crimes related to elections, the Central Electoral Complaints Commission comprising of five members is established.

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