# Standards for integrity in political finance: A global policy position URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/standards-for-integrity-in-political-finance-global-policy-position Type: Publication or report Published: 2024-12-11 Updated: 2025-07-04 --- 11 December 2024 Money is essential for political participation. Political parties and candidates require financial and other resources to organise themselves, formulate their ideas, and communicate them to the public. However, unchecked or opaque funding can allow affluent vested interests to exert undue, disproportionate, or even criminal influence on politics and policymaking. A lack of transparency and controls can lead to the capture of laws and resources by a powerful few, undermining the quality of government and eroding public trust in institutions. For that reason, we put forward these Standards for Integrity in Political Finance as a blueprint for reform. The standards are a holistic set of measures that describe the effort needed to mitigate corruption risks and promote integrity of, at a minimum, the financing of national-level political parties and election campaigns. ### Related publications ## [Protecting civic space in extractives governance: Towards enhanced EITI engagement on civic space](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/protecting-civic-space-in-extractives-governance) Publication • 05 October 2026 This brief evaluates the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's (EITI) existing approach to addressing civic space challenges arising in EITI implementing countries and… ## [Regional Assessment of Integrity in Political Finance in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-political-finance-asia) Publication • 03 September 2026 This report reviews systems across 17 countries to identify the areas of political finance most in need of reform. ## [Monitoring political finance: Compendium of citizen initiatives and good practices](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-political-finance-compendium-of-citizen-initiatives-and-good-practices) Publication • 18 August 2026 This compendium aims to provide ideas for stakeholders interested in monitoring political finance. It presents seven monitoring and disclosure solutions from around the world,… ## [From promises to action: navigating Afghanistan's anti-corruption commitments](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/from-promises-to-action-navigating-afghanistans-anti-corruption-commitments) Publication • 04 October 2016 ## Priorities - [Political integrity](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/political-integrity) ## Projects - [Clean Money in Elections](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/clean-money-in-elections) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/11122024_IntegrityStandards_EN-IMG.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2412_PP_IntegrityStandardsPolFin_FIN_EN.pdf)