Le projet de loi sur le financement des partis politiques au parlement

Le gouvernement compte présenter au Parlement le Constitution (Amendment) Bill et le Political Financing Bill dans au Parlement.

Cabinet has agreed to the early introduction of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill and the Political Financing Bill into the National Assembly. The object of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill is to amend the Constitution to provide additional powers and functions to the Electoral Supervisory Commission and the Electoral Commissioner relating to political financing.

The object of the Political Financing Bill is to provide for accountability and transparency with regard to the financing of political parties, independent members of the National Assembly and independent candidates nominated to stand as such at a general election, with a view to preventing undue influence and corruption. The Bill further provides for widening the functions and powers of the Electoral Supervisory Commission and the Electoral Commissioner for the better regulation of political financing. Opportunity is being taken to amend the Representation of the People Act so as to provide for matters related thereto.