THE FUNDING OF POLITICAL LIFE IN FRANCE : TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY Pierre-Christian SOCCOJA, Ankara, 8 July 2005

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THE FUNDING OF POLITICAL LIFE IN FRANCE : TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY Pierre-Christian SOCCOJA, Ankara, 8 July 2005

DEMOCRACY IS PRICELESS BUT HAS A COST

n Legal status of PP n transparency of resources n expenditure limits for candidates and parties n Independent commission: CCFP n disuasive sanctions n declaration of assets:CTVP n gender approach

n 1988 Law on Financing political life n 1990 Law on Expenditure limits- CCFP n 1993 Law on Prevention of corruption and transparency in economy and public procedures, creation CTVP THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK :

n 1995 Law on Financing Political life n 1995 Law on declaration of personnal assets of members of government and others holders of public functions.

I - TRANSPARENCY in financing political parties n Fund raising strategies: n weak membership of PP, 1.6 % of the electorate n donations: 4-6 % of total party income n membership fees 8-22 % (95-98) n rallies, meetings, conference: 20% n MPs ’ contribution to the PP

TRANSPARENCY in financing political parties n Income from private corporation or public sector companies: ANY LEGAL PERSONNE n forbidden in France since 1995 n Avoid risks of : « plutocratic financing »

TRANSPARENCY in financing political parties n Conflict of interests n kickbacks n toll gating n through subtle strategies: research papers, consultancy works, technical advice...

n Private donations : ceiling 7600 euros per year and over 150 euros must be given by cheques. n « Comité de soutien »: local support to candidates without PP, or loosing the support of their Party.

TRANSPARENCY in financing political parties n PUBLIC SUBSIDIES: n since 1988 to candidates, and PP. n 2 ways : (modified 90, 95, 00, 03) n 1- parties with candidates for the parliamentary elections in 50 constituencies, proportion to the number of votes in the first round (1%);

n 2- Proportion to the number of MPs : condition : be beneficiary of the first part. n Law 2000: Financial sanction for non respect of gender equality n Big parties: State support on average represents more than 50% n smaller ones: up to 90 %

TRANSPARENCY in financing Political Parties n 2002 : Euros to PP n Other supports: n Subsidy for MPS ’ personnal assistants, telephone costs, travel costs to constituencies, n PP of Parliamentarian groups have free access to public channels « droit d ’antenne », off electoral campaigns

n Law of 1995 n semi-presidential system n national level : presidency and elections for Paliament n local elections: mayors, general, regional council n 5 principles II -TRANSPARENCY in financing Electoral campaigns

TRANSPARENCY in financing Electoral campaigns n Financial agent: « mandataire » n >9000 inhabts limit of expenditures according to the law n Account of campaign, certified & given to CCFP n CCFP approves or not the accounts if not, it refers to the Attorney General n if approved, the State gives subsidies to PP > 5%, first round

TRANSPARENCY in financing Electoral campaigns n Plus subsidies to cover the costs of « propaganda » (e.g.the printing of election posters), n 5% of the votes in the constituency, first round

ACCOUNTABILITY n Disclosure of information on public resources and private donations n report to the special agency the CCFP « Commission nationale des comptes de campagne et de financements politiques ».

n CCFP: « AAI »special agency set up in 1990 n controls campaign expenditure n 9 members, 5 years, nominated by the Vice-President of the Conseil d ’Etat, the President of the Cour de Cassation, and the First President of the Cours des Comptes.

n It employs between staff n approves, rejects, changes the reports filed with it by the parties or the candidates. n Refers to the Attorney General « Procureur de la République », and the electoral judge.

ACCOUNTABILITY n CTFVP « Commission pour la transparence financière de la vie politique » n Law 1988, (95, 96) n Assess the declaration of assets of electoral officials, and certain public company holders

ACCOUNTABILITY n Members of Government: n MPs and senators n European MPs n Local elected officials (general, regional, TOM,) mayors > Inhbts n Public company holders

n 9 rapporteurs : 3 from the Conseil d ’Etat, 3 Cours de Cassation et 3 Cours des Comptes. n Report to the AG (Procureur de la République) after unsuccessful remarks to a candidate who does an incomplete declaration.

ACCOUNTABILITY n In 2004 CCFP controled 8738 accounts of electoral campaigns n concerning general elections (canton, regional, européennes) n Cost : 84 million Euros

n Examinated: n Cantonale: 8159 n regional: 226 n European: 169 n Rejected: n 215 n 9 n 13

n The CCFP referred to the judge of the election 534 accounts (2004): n 474 for the cantonales elections n 17 for the regional ones n 30 for the European ones n The electoral judge acts also on request of any voter.

n 474 cantonales elections: n 223 candidates sanctioned « ineligible » n 53 cases the judge recognises the decision of the CCFP but admits the good faith of the candidates n 7 cases, the judge rejects the decision of the CCFP

n Increasing activity n Legislative elections: n 1993: 5200 candidates / 8400 en 2002 n Penal sanctions could be more deterrent.

n The rules on contributions and spending limits are quite effective at national and local level. n On presidential election it is, may be, less true. The Conseil Constitutionnel in charge of the monitoring the funding, has no power to apply an electoral sanction in event of irregularities, or a breach of the spending limits.

CONCLUSION n Public subsidies n No corporate donations n Various laws since 1988 with risks of loopholes n transparency, effective disclosure and accountability through comprehensive reports.