1. Political parties participating in the elections, which have received no less than 0.5 per cent of votes nationwide, are entitled to State Budget funds, based on the number of votes of each party in those elections. This fund is determined through a decision of the Assembly and comprises a separate item in the State Budget for the respective electoral year. This fund may not be lower than the aggregate sum allocated to political parties in the previous elections.

2. Within 5 days from the declaration of the final result at national level, the CEC determines, by a decision, the monetary value of a valid vote, dividing the adopted general fund by the overall number of valid votes received by the political parties that participated in the last elections which have received no less than 0.5 per cent of valid votes at national level. For elections for local government bodies, the calculation is based on the number of votes received for the local councils at national level.

3. The CEC calculates the amount due to each party, by multiplying the monetary value of one valid vote, as defined in point 2 of this article, with the number of valid votes received by each party in the last elections.

4. From the amount calculated according to point 3, the CEC deducts the financial sanctions, which are imposed on respective parties according to this law, and have become executive titles.

5. The resultant amount after calculations of point 4 is the amount that the party that participates in elections is entitled to from the State Budget.

6. When the amount the party is entitled to, based on point 5 of this article, is smaller than the amount given in advance for the financing the electoral campaign, according to article 87/2, the party is obliged to return the difference. The parties that do not pass the threshold defined in point 1 of this article are not entitled to funds according to point 5.

7. When the amount the party is entitled to, based on point 5 of this article, is bigger than the amount given in advance for financing the electoral campaign, based on article 87/2, the party will be entitled to the respective difference from the State Budget.

8. The party, which does not return the respective funds, based on point 6 of this article, within 90 days, loses the right for new financing from public funds for a period of no less than 5 years, and is not registered as an electoral subject in the next elections, regardless of their type, either alone or as a member of a coalition.