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Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To enhance the accountability of campaign finances, the APC should have effective tools to verify the legality of donations, including by means of cross-checking donors against comprehensive databases of legal entities and public procurement contractors. The law should prescribe effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for all irregularities, including inaccurate reports and third-party campaigning. To ensure effective remedy, the APC should be mandated to review breaches of campaign finance rules in a timely manner.
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to reviewing the campaign expenditure limit and the amount of public funding, to prevent excessive spending with a potential undue impact on voters and enhance the equality of campaign opportunities.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance women’s participation in political life, party spending of public funds dedicated to their women’s organizations should be strengthened and enforced, and sanctions should be applied in cases of non-compliance.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, the law should prescribe that donations above a certain (low) amount are made only by bank transfer.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
The law should prescribe that the Agency for Prevention of Corruption is required to publish the campaign finance reports immediately upon receipt and in an easily accessible, user-friendly manner. Measures should be taken to enable the Agency for Prevention of Corruption to identify donations provided by public contractors, including by means of cross-checking donors against a digital database of public contractors.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
Monitoring of campaign expenditure should start from the call of elections and should include all forms of campaigning including campaign events and Google Ads, as well as other important platforms, to the extent possible.
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2023
Early election
Parliamentary
elections
The law should prescribe effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for third-party campaigning and an effective mechanism for enforcement, including discontinuation of the unlawful campaign activity and removal of campaign materials.
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:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
More detailed signature verification procedures could be established to allow for a more thorough review of signature lists submitted by electoral contestants to check the authenticity of voter signatures and to ensure voters have not signed in support of more than one list.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Montenegro
2013
LEOM
Presidential
Authorities should consider introducing measures to ensure greater confidentiality in the signature collection process and consider taking steps to safeguard the privacy of citizens’ data when giving support to prospective candidates. In addition, consideration could be given to allow a voter to sign for more than one candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Montenegro
2013
LEOM
Presidential
The presidential electoral law could be amended to limit the total number of support signatures required to stand for office to no more than one per cent of the total electorate.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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