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Standards for integrity in political finance: A global policy position
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Corruption enters politics through illicit funds and opaque donations. These backdoors must be closed.
Towards Standards for Political Finance Integrity Discussion Paper
Transparency International organised a series of six regional and global consultation meetings on Political Finance Integrity between March and June 2024. Over 100 participants took part, including experts from TI national chapters and intergovernmental organisations such as the OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe, African Union, International IDEA and other civil society organisations and foundations. These consultation meetings were convened to inform the new Transparency International Standards on Political Finance, which will replace the 2009 Standards on Political Funding and Favours and the Political Finance Regulations: Bridging the Enforcement Gap. The present Discussion Paper provides a summary of the key issues identified as part of this global consultation process and proposed policy options to address them. It is meant to elicit input from stakeholders and does not reflect official Transparency International policy or that of the individuals who took part in the consultations.
Normes d'intégrité en matière de financement politique: Une position politique mondiale
L'argent est indispensable à la participation politique. Les partis politiques et les candidats ont besoin de ressources financières et matérielles pour s'organiser, formuler leurs idées et les communiquer au public. Cependant, un financement non contrôlé ou opaque peut permettre à des groupes d'intérêts fortunés d'exercer une influence indue, disproportionnée, voire criminelle, sur la politique et l'élaboration des politiques. L'absence de transparence et de contrôle peut mener un petit nombre de puissants à s'accaparer des lois et des ressources, ce qui nuit à la qualité de la gouvernance et érode la confiance du public envers les institutions. Ces normes constituent un ensemble holistique de mesures décrivant les efforts nécessaires pour atténuer les risques de corruption et promouvoir l'intégrité, au minimum, dans le financement des partis politiques et des campagnes électorales au niveau national.
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