The situation is different in the present case, where Moldovan citizens (both residents and non-residents) are prevented from donating out-of-country income. This prohibition covers, for example, situations of persons renting their apartment located abroad. Furthermore, it concerns a significant part of Moldovan citizens, who work abroad (reportedly around 1/3) and are eligible to vote but cannot use the financial resources legally earned abroad, in order to support political parties or electoral campaigns at home. The current regulation also prohibits Moldovan citizens who are members of a political party and derive income from an activity abroad, from paying membership fees to a party. Moreover, during the meetings in Chişinău, no answer was given to the question of how to deal with situations where citizens have income both from within the country and from abroad. It would appear that in such cases, citizens have refrained from supporting political parties in order to avoid possible sanctions. It was also stressed that certain parties which were supported by Moldovan citizens working and/or living abroad, were were de facto excluded from an important source of income.