E. Rules on the financing of political parties

5. Spending limits and use of resources

At the same time, there is, under current Maltese legislation, no ceiling on overall party expenditures in the campaign context. It has been argued in the past that this has led to a distorted electoral campaign that disproportionately favored the two well-resourced parliamentary parties.[1] It is recommended to introduce a reasonable ceiling on campaign expenditures by political parties.

[1]OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission, p. 11.