Source: http://report.globalintegrity.org/Angola/2008/scorecard/26
Timestamp: 2013-12-08 14:27:15
Document Index: 533864481

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 99', 'Art. 98', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 99', 'Art. 99', 'Art. 94']

Score: YES NO Comments: The law of political parties establishes that the rules for financing is defined in law. However, the only specific regulation identified deals with campaigning. In this survey, we therefore refer only to financing related to the campaigning of political parties, but it should be stressed that it is not clear if this legislation extends to other party activities than campaigning. References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 20b: In law, there are limits on individual donations to political parties.
Score: YES NO Comments: References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 20c: In law, there are limits on corporate donations to political parties.
Score: YES NO Comments: References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 20d: In law, there are limits on total political party expenditures.
Score: YES NO Comments: References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 20e: In law, there are requirements for the disclosure of donations to political parties.
Score: YES NO Comments: Donations from abroad must be declared to the National Assembly before being submitted to the beneficiary. The law states, "The monetary and material contributions and the donations from abroad for the electoral process must be declared by the donor to the National Assembly before being given to the recipients for the purpose of approval and subsequent registration in the General Budget of the State." References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 99.º [ LINK ]. 20f: In law, there are requirements for the independent auditing of the finances and expenditures of political parties.
Score: YES NO Comments: Parties must submit their campaigning accounts to the National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) no more than 60 days after the announcement of the results of the elections. If the accounts are not submitted or if the CNE finds irregularities, it can include the supreme audit institution (Tribunal de Contas). References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 98.º [ LINK ]. 20g: In law, there is an agency or entity that monitors the financing of political parties.
Score: YES NO Comments: The National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) plays this role in Angola. References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º - 99.º [ LINK ]. 21
Score: YES NO Comments: The law of political parties establishes that the rules for financing is defined in law. However, the only specific regulation identified deals with campaigning. In this survey, we therefore refer only to financing related to campaigning, not non-campaign-related costs or fundraising. References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 21b: In law, there are limits on individual donations to political candidates.
Score: YES NO Comments: References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 21c: In law, there are limits on corporate donations to individual political candidates.
Score: YES NO Comments: References: Lei dos Partidos Políticos (Political Parties Law) Art.º 40.º [ LINK ] zz%20Law%20No%202%2005%201%20of%20July.pdf. Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94.º [ LINK ]. 21d: In law, there are requirements for the disclosure of donations to individual political candidates.
Score: YES NO Comments: Donations from abroad must be declared to the National Assembly before being submitted to the beneficiary. The law states, "The monetary and material contributions and the donations from abroad for the electoral process must be declared by the donor to the National Assembly before being given to the recipients for the purpose of approval and subsequent registration in the General Budget of the State." References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 99.º [ LINK ]. 21e: In law, there are requirements for the independent auditing of the campaign finances of individual political candidates.
Score: YES NO Comments: Parties must submit their campaigning accounts to the National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) no more than 60 days after the announcement of the results of the elections. If the accounts are not submitted, or if the CNE finds irregularities, it can include the supreme audit institution (Tribunal de Contas). Because of the system of party lists, this effectively applies to candidates, as well. References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 99.º [ LINK ]. 21f: In law, there is an agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates' campaigns.
Score: YES NO Comments: The National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) performs this function. References: Lei eleitoral (Electoral law) Art. 94º - 99.º [ LINK ]. 22
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: References: There are no such limits in Angola in law or in practice. 22b: In practice, the limits on corporate donations to political parties are effective in regulating a company's ability to financially support a political party.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: References: There are no such limits in Angola in law or in practice. 22c: In practice, the limits on total party expenditures are effective in regulating a political party's ability to fund campaigns or politically-related activities.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: References: There are no such limits in Angola in law or in practice. 22d: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of political parties independently initiates investigations.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the elections were only held in September 2008 and the National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) will, at the time of submitting this questionnaire, be revising the accounts received (if they follow the time limits stipulated in law). References: Not applicable. 22e: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of political parties imposes penalties on offenders.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the elections were only held in September 2008 and the National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) will, at the time of submitting this questionnaire, be revising the accounts received (if they follow the time limits stipulated in law). References: Not applicable. 22f: In practice, contributions to political parties are audited.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the elections were only held in September 2008 and the National Electoral Commission (CNE -- Commissão Nacional Eleitoral) will, at the time of submitting this questionnaire, be revising the accounts received (if they follow the time limits stipulated in law). References: Not. applicable. 23
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: References: There are no such limits in Angola in law or in practice. 23b: In practice, the limits on corporate donations to individual candidates are effective in regulating a company's ability to financially support a candidate.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: References: There are no such limits in Angola in law or in practice. 23c: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of individual candidates' campaigns independently initiates investigations.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections, only parties were running. References: Not applicable. 23d: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of individual candidates' campaigns imposes penalties on offenders.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections only parties were running. References: Not applicable. 23e: In practice, the finances of individual candidates' campaigns are audited.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections only parties were running. References: Not applicable. 24
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: There is only a requirement for the political parties to disclose their campaign accounts, which has to be done up to 60 days after the announcement of the results of the elections. This did not happen after the September 2008 elections. References: Lei Eleitoral (Electoral law) Art.º 98. Jornal de Angola. 24b: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties within a reasonable time period.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: There is only a requirement for the political parties to disclose their campaign accounts, which has to be done up to 60 days after the announcement of the results of the elections. This did not happen after the September 2008 elections. References: Lei Eleitoral (Electoral law) Art.º 98. Jornal de Angola. 24c: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties at a reasonable cost.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: There is only a requirement for the political parties to disclose their campaign accounts, which has to be done up to 60 days after the announcement of the results of the elections. This did not happen after the September 2008 elections. References: Lei Eleitoral (Electoral law) Art.º 98. Jornal de Angola. 25
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections only parties were running. References: Not applicable. 25b: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of individual candidates (their campaign revenues and expenditures) within a reasonable time period.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections only parties were running. References: Not applicable. 25c: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of individual candidates (their campaign revenues and expenditures) at a reasonable cost.
Score: 100 75 50 25 0 Comments: This is too early to say as the presidential elections have not yet been held. In the legislative elections only parties were running. References: Not applicable. Share