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"State financial contributions should, on the one hand, be calculated in ratio to the political support which the parties enjoy, evaluated on objective criteria such as the number of votes cast or the number of parliamentary seats won, and on the other hand enable new parties to enter the political arena and to compete under fair conditions with the more well-established parties."

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CoE (Parliamentary Assembly): Recommendation 1516(2001) on Financing of Political Parties, para. 8(A)(ii)

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Recommendation 1516(2001) on Financing of Political Parties

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The formula for the distribution of state support to to candidates and political parties should be objective, fair, and reasonable.
The state should enable new parties to compete under fair conditions with more established parties.