29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Bulgaria
- Share of votes in previous election
- Participation in election
Art. 25. "(1) A state subsidy shall be provided to: 1. Political parties which have received at least one percent of the actual votes in the country and abroad during the last elections for National Representatives with the exception of the votes under Art. 279, 1, Item 6 of the Electoral Code;
2. the coalitions which received at least four percent of the actual votes in the country and abroad during the last elections for National Representatives, except for the votes under Art. 279, 1, Item 6 of the Electoral Code."
Source: Articles 25 (1)- (2), The Political Parties Act, 2005