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Zürich — Party Finance & Campaign Disclosures

Political finance for the City of Zürich and Canton of Zürich — regulated by Switzerland's Federal Chancery (Bundeskanzlei) and cantonal rules. Switzerland enacted its first binding federal party finance transparency law effective 2022 (Bundesgesetz über die politischen Rechte, Art. 76a-76t), requiring disclosure of donations above CHF 15,000.

BPR Art. 76a-76t (2022)
law
Federal Chancery
regulator
CHF 15,000 donation disclosure
threshold
published on bundeskanzlei.admin.ch
annual disclosures
Source: Swiss Federal Chancery (bundeskanzlei.admin.ch). Switzerland only introduced binding federal campaign finance transparency in 2022 following a citizens' initiative. Political parties and initiative campaigns must disclose donors above CHF 15,000 and campaign spending above CHF 50,000. Reports published at parlfinance.ch and bundeskanzlei.admin.ch.

New federal transparency regime (2022)

Federal party finance disclosuresCHF 15K+ threshold
Under the new law effective 2022, Swiss political parties, campaign committees, and initiative/referendum campaigns must disclose: total revenue, total expenditure, and all individual donations above CHF 15,000. Reports are submitted to the Federal Audit Office (Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle, EFK) and published on parlfinance.ch. This covers national-level Zürich politicians (National Council, Council of States).

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