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Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law
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A.E. Pomazanskiy Forms of State Support of Political Parties and Candidates During the Elections in the Legislation of Foreign States

Abstract: The article is devoted to the various forms of state support for candidates and political parties during election campaigns in foreign countries. The author indicates various forms such support. There is a trend to expand the list of forms and volume of the state support, above all, to the political parties and candidates nominated by them. The author concludes that at present time the major aims regarding the state support system are the creation of the equality of participants in the electoral campaigns, as well as increasing transparency in the financing of election campaigns.


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comparative law, elections, political parties, candidates, campaign, election funds, air time, state support, funding, transparency.


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