Country:
Armenia
Organization:
Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TIAC)
Year:
2021
Election Type:
Parliamentary
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Campaign financing
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Third party campaign financing
Recommendation:
Define the term “third parties involved in the election campaign”, to include the organisations (NGOs, foundations, etc.) whose names fully or partially coincide with the names of the political parties, or whose board members ‒ all or part of them ‒ are members of the permanent governing bodies of the political parties. Include also the legal entities that during their activities, directly or indirectly, caary out pre-election campaign during the period established for the pre-election campaign, as well as restrict (for example, up to a maximum of AMD 2,000,000) and make accountable (for example, setting a requirement for declaring any expense exceeding AMD 500,000) their expenses and sources
Action required:
Legal change, Sub-legal change (eg. in regulations and instructions by election management body)
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
Medium
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election contestants, Parliament