Summary
States should require that parties and related entities keep proper books and accounts and that the accounts of parties be consolidated to include the accounts of said related entities.
Obligations
Election Parts
Quotes
- States should require political parties and the entities connected with political parties mentioned in Article 6 [entities that are directly or indirectly related to the political party or are otherwise under the control of the political party] to keep proper books and accounts. The accounts of political parties should be consolidated to include, as appropriate, the accounts of the entities mentioned in Article 6.
- Entities connected with political parties should be required to keep proper books and accounts in order to facilitate public monitoring of the lawfulness of their financial activities.
- Moreover, for the purpose of openness and transparency, the accounts of political parties should be consolidated to include the accounts of the entities connected with the party.