Moldovan electoral body makes public financial reports submitted by parties till 31 March

22:03 | 03.04.2016 Category: Political

Chisinau, 3 April /MOLDPRES/ - The Democratic Party (PDM) has reported the biggest expenditures for 2015, estimated at 29.4 million lei, while the Liberal Party (PL) declared expenses worth 5.1 million lei.

According to the financial reports unveiled by the political formations at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), among the parliamentary factions with the largest sums of money used in 2015, there are: the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (27.1 million lei), Our Party (16 million lei) Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) (11.8 million lei) and Party of Communists (PCRM) (9.2 million lei).

Under the presented reports, most financial means were used by the parties in the electoral campaign, to finance the press and advertising materials, as well as for maintaining the headquarters of the formations.

Thus, PDM spent 23.8 million lei in the electoral campaign of the last year, 2.7 million lei – for paying the press and advertising materials and almost one million lei – for maintaining the headquarters.

At the same time, PL has the lowest spending: almost 4.6 million lei for polls, about 90,000 lei – four press and advertising materials, as well as 317,000 lei for maintaining the headquarters.

Among the extra-parliamentary formations with the biggest financial expenses, there are: Political Party Our House Moldova (780,000 lei), Political Party Popular Anti-mafia Movement (72,000 lei) and Liberal Reformist Party (44,000 lei); the parties with the lowest spending are: People’s Force Party (5,000 lei), Party For Nation and Country (1,500 lei) and Labour Party (350 lei).

The period on which the parties were to present financial reports for 2015 expired on 31 March. CEC’s data shows that only 26 out of 43 registered political parties have submitted the demanded information in the period provided for in the legislation.

The formations who failed to present financial reports to CEC run the risk of being sanctioned with fines worth from 300 to 500 conventional units.

(Reporter A. Plitoc, editor L. Alcaza)

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