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Article 162
 

Art. 162. (1) A political party that has registered candidates may finance its election campaign from:


1. own financial resources of the party;


2. financial resources of the candidates;


3. (suppl. - SG 60/19, in force from 30.07.2019, declared unconstitutional in the part "legal entities and sole traders" with CCD № 5 of 2021 - SG 37/21) donations by natural persons, legal entities and sole traders.


(2) A coalition that has registered candidates may finance its election campaign from:


1. own financial resources of the parties, which participate in it;


2. financial resources of the candidates;


3. (suppl. - SG 60/19, in force from 30.07.2019, declared unconstitutional in the part "legal entities and sole traders" with CCD № 5 of 2021 - SG 37/21) donations made by natural persons, legal entities and sole traders to one of the parties in the coalition identified in compliance with Art. 164, Para. 2.


(3) A nomination committee that has registered a candidate may finance its election campaign from:


1. financial resources of the members of the nomination committee;


2. financial resources of the candidates;


3. (suppl. - SG 60/19, in force from 30.07.2019, declared unconstitutional in the part "legal entities and sole traders" with CCD № 5 of 2021 - SG 37/21) donations made by natural persons, legal entities and sole traders to the person identified in compliance with Art. 164, Para. 1.