IV. Analysys and recommendations

C. Loans

Financing of political parties can also be done through non-monetary contributions, which is not an issue dealt with in the draft amendments. In a previous Election Observation Report, OSCE/ODIHR has pointed out that the Law does not provide a clear mechanism or reference to other legislation for evaluating such non-monetary contributions.^[1] It is recommended that this issue be addressed in the draft amendments as well. In this context, it is noted that all rules regarding funding of political parties should apply mutatis mutandis to the funding of electoral campaigns for candidates and to the funding of political activities for elected representatives, as stated in Article 8 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation 2003 (4).[2]

[1] OSCE/ODIHR Final Report of the Limited Election Observation Mission to the Parliamentary and Early Presidential Elections of Serbia, 6 and 20 May 2012, p. 12.

[2] Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation 2003 (4) on Common Rules Against Corruption in the Funding of Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns.