39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?

'Because of the constitutional right of political freedom, there are no particular provisions establishing limits on parties' expenditure with regard to their activities.' (p. 8) 

Source: GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on France, Transparency of Party Funding. Strasbourg, GRECO

No general ceiling on expenses for political parties. Political parties must only respect the ceiling on expenses which is applied in each constituency where they endorse candidates. On the other hand, candidates have to declare the amount of money coming from political parties.