Country
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Direct Funding
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Conditions for eligibility
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Amount
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Australia
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Yes
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At least 4% of votes. Supply vouchers or auditor's report. Expenditures for which a claim is made must relate to the election campaign.
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in 1993-about 32 million
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Brazil
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Yes
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Registration of parties by laws in the high electoral tribunal or parties obtaining voter in last elections.
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Information not available.
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Canada
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Yes
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For candidate, at least 15% of votes in an electoral district; for party, must receive at least 2% of popular vote in all ridings or 5% in individual riding.
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Itemized basis: for a candidate the lesser of: 50% of amount allowed to spend and 50% of amount actually spent, (max $27,500). For a registered political party-an amount determined by multiplying a sum indexed to reflect increases in the cost of living by the number of names on the list of electors in every electoral district.
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Czech
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Yes
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Party must obtain at least 3% of total ballot.
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90 crowns per vote.
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France
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Yes
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Appointment of an independent individual or association to handle financial matters.
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36% of allowable ceiling for presidential candidates obtaining 5% of vote; 8% of allowable ceiling for those obtaining less. 50% of allowable ceiling for legislative candidates receiving at least 5% of the vote.
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Germany
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Yes
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0.5% of votes in latest national or European election or 1% of first voles cast in state election.
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$1.0 per vote for the first 5 million vote in elections for Federal Diet, European Parliament & State legislative plus $0.60 for each additional vote. In addition, $0.30 for each 1DM received from membership dues and donations under $3,600 per donor and year.
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Great Britain
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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Greece
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Yes
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1) Panics &. Coalitions represented in the Parliament or in the European Parliament by members elected in general Parliamentary elections.
2) Parties &. coalitions having lists of candidates in at least 70% of electoral districts & receiving at least 1.5% of valid votes.
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N/A
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India
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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Israel
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Yes
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Has at least 1 PM in preceding parliament;
2. Is recognized as such by the Knesset (Parliament) Committee;
3. Named 2 to 8 representatives familiar with its finances to deal with the financing;
4. A combination of two or more parties that maintain one party group in the Knesset.
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In 1996-about $33,600,000.
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Italy
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Yes
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For Senate-at least 1 member of group elected or 5% of valid votes in region; independent candidates-at least 15% of all valid votes. For Chamber of Deputies-according to percentage of seats among parties that get more than 4% valid votes or had at least one candidate in single member district with a minimum of 3% at national level.
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Information not available.
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Japan
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Yes
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Party must have more than 5 candidates or won more than 2% of total vote in previous general election.
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$300.9 million in total or $2.50 per citizen.
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Malaysia
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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Mexico
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Yes
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Party should obtain more than 1.5% of the total ballot.
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Amount to be determined.
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Netherlands
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None
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N/A
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N/A
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Russia
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Yes
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Registration of parties and candidates at electoral commission
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Not to exceed 250,000 times minimum wage.
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Spain
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Yes
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Information not available.
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Information not available.
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Sweden
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Yes
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Party support-party obtained at least 2.5% of votes in last two elections; basic support-party got over 4% of votes; supplementary support-based on no. of parliamentary seats of each party.
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According to the law of Dec. 12, 1996, (SFS 1996:7533), a basic amount of SEK 4,928,200 (ca. US $640,000) to a party with 4% of votes plus supplementary support calculated in accordance with rules set out in the Law. Also a party that has parliamentary seats on 2.5% basis receives support calculated on the basis set out in the law.
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Taiwan
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Yes
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Candidate should receive at least 3/4 of the no. of votes needed to be elected in their constituency to receive subsidy.
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Flat rate: $1.15 for each vote received.
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Turkey
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Yes
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Party can qualify only if it obtained at least 7% of votes in last parliamentary election.
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Total fund = two out of every 5 thousand lire of estimated state revenues.
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