Total Amount of the Financing

(1) The total amount of the financing of each election campaign of the parties, coalitions and nomination committees shall not exceed:

a) BGN 3 000 000 per party and per coalition;

b) BGN 200 000 per nomination committee.

a) BGN 4 000 000 per party, or coalition;

b) BGN 200 000 per nomination committee.

a) BGN 2 000 000 per political party, coalition or nomination committee in case of elections for a President and a Vice-President of the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as per party and coalition in the case of elections for members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria;

b) BGN 100 000 per nomination committee in case of elections for members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria;

a) BGN 8 000 000 per party and coalition;

b) the maximum amount of the funds under Para. 2, 3, 4 and 5 per nomination committee.

(2) A maximum amount of BGN 5000 may be spent per one candidate for a Municipal ouncillor as part of the total amount of the funding referred to in Para. 1, p. 4.

(3) The following amounts can be spent on a candidate for a Mayor of a Municipality as part of the total amount of the funding referred to in Para. 1, p. 4:

1. Up to BGN 25 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 30 000 inhabitants;


2. Up to BGN 50 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 60 000 inhabitants;


3. Up to BGN 100 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 100 000 inhabitants;


4. Up to BGN 250 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 200 000 inhabitants;


5. Up to BGN 500 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 500 000 inhabitants;


6. Up to BGN 1 000 000 for a Municipality with population of up to 500 000 inhabitants.

(4) The following amounts can be spent on a candidate for a Mayor of a region as part of the total amount of the funding referred to under Para. 1, p. 4:

1. Up to BGN 20 000 for a region with population of up to 25 000 inhabitants;


2. Up to BGN 40 000 for a region with population of up to 50 000 inhabitants;


3. Up to BGN 60 000 for a region with population of up to 100 000 inhabitants;4. Up to BGN 60 000 for a region with population of up to 100 000 inhabitants.

(5) The following amounts can be spent on a candidate for a Mayor of a Mayoralty as part of the total amount of the funding referred to in Para. 1, p. 4:

1. Up to BGN 2000 for a Mayoralty with population of up to 1000 inhabitants;


2. Up to BGN 6000 for a Mayoralty with population of up to 3000 inhabitants;3. Up to BGN 10 000 for a mayoralty with population of up to 3000 inhabitants.

(6) The total amount of the funds that parties, coalitions and nomination committees shall be entitled to spend for each election campaign shall include all the sources of funding referred to in Art. 162.