4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Answer
Yes
Source

Art. 168. "(1) A party, a coalition or a nomination committee may not receive the following in connection with the election campaign: ... 2. financial resources from legal persons and from sole traders; ... 5. financial resources from foreign governments or from foreign State-owned enterprises, foreign commercial corporations or foreign non-profit organisations.
(2) The entities referred to in Items 2 to 5 of Paragraph (1) may not provide any movable and immovable things for gratuitous use in connection with the election campaign, or any gratuitous services in any form whatsoever."

Source: Article 168 (1) and (2), the Election Code, 2014

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