30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Denmark

Denmark

Answer
Flat rate by votes received
Source

State support is provided for all parties and independent candidates that received at least 1,000 votes in the last parliamentary elections.

OSCE/ODIHR (2015) Denmark,  Early General Elections, 18 June 2015 OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw.

Parties and independent candidates, fulfilling the formal requirements for the annual public funding (2009), are entitled to receive DKK 26.50 (EUR 3.50) per vote obtained in the previous Folketing election, provided they received at least 1,000 votes in the election. Furthermore, political parties as well as independent lists of candidates, who participated in the most recent election to the county council, are entitled to DKK 3.75 (EUR 0.50) per vote received in the latest county council election, provided they obtained at least 500 votes. Lastly, political parties and independent lists of candidates, participating in the most recent election to the district council, are entitled to DKK 6.00 (EUR 0.80) per vote, provided that they obtained at least 100 votes in the district election or, regarding the district of the municipality of Copenhagen, at least 500 votes).

GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on Denmark on Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II), 2009, p.6.

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