24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Answer
No
Source

Political Parties Law - Official Gazette No. 812, published 2003/10/18 (1382/07/26 A.P.)

http://www.asianlii.org/af/legis/laws/pplogn812p2003101813820726a461/

Comment

Article 15
(1) Political parties may receive income form the following sources:
(a)    Membership contributions
(b)   Donations by legal persons up to two million Afghani per year
(c)    Income from a party's moveable and immovable property
(d)   Subsidies by the government in connection with elections
(e)    Other contributions by members
(2) Political parties shall register all its income and deposit it in a bank account.​

 

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