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Article 18
 

(1) Political parties shall receive yearly a subsidy from the state budget, according to law.


(2) The sum allocated yearly to political parties from the state budget shall range between a minimum of 0.01% and a maximum of 0.04% of the gross domestic product. For political parties promoting women on the election rolls, on eligible seats, the sum allocated from the state budget shall be increased by twice the ratio of the number of mandates obtained by women candidates at the elections.


(3) The subsidy from the state budget shall be granted depending on the following criteria:


a) the number of votes received at the general elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate;


b) the number of votes received at the general elections for the local public administration authorities.


(4) In the case of political or electoral alliances, the subsidy shall be divided between the alliance members according to the number of mandates obtained.