The parliamentary committee responsible has not had time to closely examine the section on “legal capacity”, which relates to parties’ ability to carry out certain activities such as buying or renting premises or entering into contracts. Under pressure to pass the bill before the end of the year so provisions can be applied as of the 2020 fiscal year, members of the committee for institutions and constitutional removed the section altogether, pledging to revisit it at a later date.

In other words, they will have to draft and table another bill to clarify this point of the legal status of political parties.

The bill introduces a ban on political parties carrying out activities of a commercial nature with a view to making a profit..

The text aims to fill in gaps in provisions governing party finances that arose during the 2018 legislative elections. It provides an increase in lump sums and supplementary amounts, an increase for public endowment from 75% to 80% and clarifications regarding individual campaigns and lists.

It is supported by the vast majority of committee members.