20. Is there a limit on the amount a candidate can contribute to their own election campaign?
Poland
§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)
§ 3 A candidate for MP, a candidate for senator, candidate for President of the Republic, and candidate for MEP who is a Polish citizen can contribute to the election committee a sum of not more than 45 times the minimum salary for the work defined under separate regulations, in force on the day following the date of announcement of elections.
Source: Article 134 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)
According to the Electoral Code election campaigns are financed exclusively through the electoral committees, and not individual candidates.
The maximum donation from candidate to election committee is 45 times the minimum wage (PLN 117,000 in 2020 - approx. EUR 27,000).
