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Article 78
 

1. Within, at most, sixty days counting from the official disclosure of the results, each political party must provide itemised accounts of its electoral campaign to the National Elections Commission and publish them in one of the most widely read newspapers in the country.


2. The National Elections Commission must establish, within sixty days, whether all revenue has been received and all expenditure has been incurred in a proper manner and have its decision published in one of the most widely read newspapers in the country.


3. Should the National Elections Commission find any irregularity in the accounts, it must notify the political party concerned to submit properly organised accounts, within fifteen day,. The Committee must issue an opinion on the new accounts within fifteen days.


4. Should the political party fail to provide the accounts within the time limit established in no. 1, not submit new properly organised accounts under the terms and within the time limit outlined in no. 3, or should the National Elections Commission conclude that an infraction has been committed concerning the provisions of articles 75 to 77, this will be reported to the competent entity.