Political Financing Score 2012
Strength of the legal framework on campaign and political financing
| Indicator Factsheet | |
|---|---|
| Theme | Regulation |
| Component | Political Financing Regulation |
| Dataset | EuroPAM |
| Name | Political Financing Score |
| Description | Strength of the legal framework on campaign and political financing |
| Methodology snapshot | This indicator consists of the standardized sum of individual scores assessing the strength of the legal framework on political financing in terms of Bans and limits on private income, Public funding, Regulations on spending, and Reporting, oversight and sanctions. Political financing is about the role that money plays in the political sphere. Money is necessary for inclusive democracy and effective governance, allowing candidates and parties to reach out to voters and for the building of long-term political platforms and organizations. However, it can also lead to politicians listening to their donors rather than their voters and to government contracts awarded not to the company with the best bid but to the one that provided the most money during the last election campaign. Countries around the world have introduced various provisions limiting who and how much can be contributed to political parties and electoral candidates; how such funds can be used; how actors have to report on their finances; and how oversight and enforcement are to be achieved. |
| Scale | weak legal framework to strong legal framework Note: For this indicator, max values are better. |
| Methodology | https://europam.eu/?module=methodology |
| Attribution | EUROPAM is a dataset compiled and published by a team of researchers at the European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building (ERCAS) |
Other Indicators of the Political Financing Regulation component
Bans and Limits on Private Income
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation contemplates bans on private donations, including from foreign interests, corporations, trade unions, and anonymous sources.
Public Funding
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation incorporates provisions to determine eligibility for public funding to political parties and how public funding is allocated. Additionally, the indicator considers whether public funding to political parties incorporates provisions to foster gender equality among political parties and candidates.
Regulations on Spending
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation incorporates limits on spending and bans certain expenditures including vote-buying or the use of state resources to favor or disadvantage specific political parties or candidates.
Reporting, Oversight and Sanctions
This indicator captures whether the existing legislation defines specific reporting standards for political parties and campaign expenditures, as well as the existence of an adequate institutional framework to examine financial reports, investigate violations, and sanction political parties in case of infractions.