54. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized spending?

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Answer
Yes
Source

"(1) A single public register of the parties, coalitions and nomination committees registered to contest the respective type of election shall be established at the Bulgarian National Audit Office and shall be maintained from the opening of the election campaign until the next elections of the same type."

"(2) The following shall be published in the register referred to in Paragraph (1): ... 9. the names of the sociological agencies and of the advertising agencies, as well as of the public relations agencies hired by the parties, coalitions and nomination committees."

Source: Article 171 (1-2), The Election Code, 2014

Comment

The Election Code explicitly reqyuires the candidates to provide the names of the sociological agencies and of the advertising agencies, as well as of the public relations agencies, without specifying how detailed should be the rest of information.

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