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Article 165
 

(1) The aggregate amount of financing of each election campaign of the parties, coalitions and nomination committees may not exceed:


1. upon elections of National Representatives for a National Assembly:


(a) BGN 3,000,000 for a party and for a coalition;
(b) BGN 200,000 for a nomination committee;


2. upon elections of National Representatives for a Grand National Assembly:


(a) BGN 4,000,000 for a party and for a coalition;
(b) BGN 200,000 for a nomination committee;


3. upon elections of President and Vice President of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria:


(a) BGN 2,000,000 for a party, a coalition and a nomination committee for elections of President and Vice President of the Republic, as well as for a party and coalition for elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria;
(b) BGN 100,000 for a nomination committee for elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria;


4. upon elections of municipal councillors and of mayors:


(a) BGN 8,000,000 for a party and for a coalition;
(b) the maximum amount of the financial resources referred to in Paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5) for a nomination committee.


(2) Not more than BGN 5,000 may be spent per candidate for municipal councillor within the aggregate amount of the financing referred to in Item 4 of Paragraph (1).


(3) Within the aggregate amount of the financing referred to in Item 4 of Paragraph (1), the following amounts may be spent per candidate for municipality mayor:


1. for a municipality with a population not exceeding 30,000 residents: not more than BGN 25,000;
2. for a municipality with a population not exceeding 60,000 residents: not more than BGN 50,000;
3. for a municipality with a population not exceeding 100,000 residents: not more than BGN 100,000;
4. for a municipality with a population not exceeding 200,000 residents: not more than BGN 250,000;
5. for a municipality with a population not exceeding 500,000 residents: not more than BGN 500,000;
6. for a municipality with a population exceeding 500,000 residents: not more than BGN 1,000,000.


(4) Within the aggregate amount of the financing referred to in Item 4 of Paragraph (1), the following amounts may be spent per candidate for borough mayor:


1. for a borough with a population not exceeding 25,000 residents: not more than BGN 20,000;
2. for a borough with a population not exceeding 50,000 residents: not more than BGN 40,000;
3. for a borough with a population not exceeding 100,000 residents: not more than BGN 60,000;
4. for a borough with a population exceeding 100,000 residents: not more than BGN 60,000.


(5) Within the aggregate amount of the financing referred to in Item 4 of Paragraph (1), the following amounts may be spent per candidate for municipality mayor:


1. for a mayoralty with a population not exceeding 1,000 residents: not more than BGN 2,000;
2. for a mayoralty with a population not exceeding 3,000 residents: not more than BGN 6,000;
3. for a mayoralty with a population exceeding 3,000 residents: not more than BGN 10,000.


(6) All sources covered under Article 162 herein shall be included in the aggregate amount of the financial resources which the parties, coalitions and nomination committees have the right to spend on each election campaign.