13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Answer
Yes
Source

Art. 168. "(3) It shall be prohibited to use public administrative resources gratuitously in connection with the election campaign."

Supplementary provisions. Art. 18. "Public administrative resources shall be on-budget resources, premises, automobiles, airplanes and other means of transport, equipment and other movable and immovable things constituting State or municipal property, allocated to the administration, the central and local government authorities, and the State-owned and municipal-owned enterprises, as well as the work of administration employees.?

Source: Article 168 (3) and Art. 18 (see chapter Supplementary provisions), The Election Code, 2014

"(4) Political parties may not use free of charge any public administrative resource." 

Supplementary provisions. Art. 7. "Public administrative resource shall denote funds from the public budget. premises, automobiles, aircraft and other transport vehicles, equipment and other movable and immovable assets - in state and municipal ownership, made available to the administration, to state and local bodies and to state and local enterpsirses, as well as the labour of the administration employees."

Source: Article 24 (4) and Art. 7 (see chapter Supplementary provisions), The Political Parties Act, 2005

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