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"Furthermore, there should be no budgetary strings attached which curtail the powers and restrict the scope of activities of the controlling commission should it criticize the government or major political parties. The auditing commission should be free from political pressure in carrying out its activities, and should be free from party intervention when appointing its staff."

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CoE: Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns: Guidelines, p. 66

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Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns: Guidelines

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An independent monitoring body created to review political and campaign finance should have security of funding and be free from political pressure.