IV. Analysys and recommendations

G. Reporting

Article 29 of the Law (on reporting on election campaign costs) does not require the Agency to publish its conclusions on parties’ campaign financing reports, nor does it set a deadline for publishing such reports on the Agency’s website.^[1] The OSCE/ODIHR has noted on a previous occasion that taken together, these factors may undermine the effectiveness of the control mechanisms introduced by the Law and can potentially decrease the public’s trust in the way electoral campaigns are financed.^[2] It is therefore recommended to set a deadline within which the Agency must publish parties’ campaign financing reports on its website, and to require the Agency, within a reasonable deadline, to also publish its conclusions on those reports.

[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. 13.

[2] Ibid.