31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?

The public funding for political parties shall be allocated to:

1) funding of the the statutory activities of political parties , including remuneration for the members of the statutory bodies of the party and its local organizations pursuant to the procedure specified in the legislation;

2) the reimbursement of the party expenses on election campaigning in the regular or early parliamentary elections.

Source: Article 17³, Law On Political Parties, 2019

The party’s expenses on election campaigning in the parliamentary elections shall be reimbursed in the amount of actual expenses. However, the total amount of reimbursement to any political party shall not exceed the campaign spending limit for political parties whose candidates were registered in the nationwide multi-member constituency provided for by the Parliamentary Election Law.

Source: Article 17⁴ para. 2, Law On Political Parties, 2019