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2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international good practice, consideration should be given to requiring more timely disclosure of party and campaign finances, including before election day. To allow for proper oversight of campaign finances, reports should include itemized disclosure of campaign expenditures. The limit of the donations for immediate disclosure should be lowered.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to amending the legal framework to establish an independent political finance monitoring and oversight body with a clear and effective mandate.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international standards, the legal framework should be amended to set up an independent campaign finance oversight body, with sufficient human resources, funding and investigative mechanisms.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and enable voters to make a fully informed choice, consideration should be given to establishing periodic, detailed, timely and transparent reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures, including timely publishing of such reports before election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, in order to ensure a level playing field, a cap on donations to political parties should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To further strengthen transparency of political finance, conditions for permissibility of sponsorship should be further defined.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing detailed rules regulating loans for political parties, including provisions on transparency for the loan’s source and conditions.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase transparency and ensure voter information, the thresholds of donations for immediate publication should be further reduced.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Campaign Finance
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international good practice, law and practice should ensure the meaningful possibility for corrections of omissions of erroneous information in signature collection process.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Candidate Registration
Germany
2025
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To further promote pluralism in the electoral process and freedom of association, consideration should be given to removing the restriction against signing in support of more than one electoral list and more than one election candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Party and Candidate Registration
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