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VIII. Campaign finance









The draft Code makes only minor changes in campaign finance provisions. The prior articles on campaign finance (Articles 150-161) are now numbered as Articles 162-174 in the draft Code. The intended limit on the total amount of financing in parliamentary elections is unclear. Article 165 provides two “options” for limits in parliamentary elections. Either the options are internal notes of the drafters of the Code, indicating no decision as to the Code’s final text, or political parties participating in a coalition are able to use the highest limit of the two options. The current limit under Article 155 is 4,000,000 BGN for political parties and coalitions and is reflected in Option I. Under Option II of Article 165 of the draft Code, it would appear a coalition has a limit of 2,000,000 BGN and each party within the coalition has a limit of 1,000,000 BGN. Thus, Article 165 of the draft Code requires clarification.