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"Every system of party financing should avoid parties becoming almost entirely dependent on the state and should be designed such that it does not remove key incentives for parties to establish a structural relationship with society."

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CoE: Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns: Guidelines, p .48

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Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns: Guidelines

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State and citizen support should not interfere with the independence of a political party.