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Political parties in municipal election campaign, will be able to spend 32 centimes per voter, but in the parliamentary elections - 6 centimes per voter. Over the last municipal elections in the batch were allowed to spend 20 centimes per voter. The calculations published the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau. Lot shall not exceed the amount stipulated in electoral expenditure during the period from 7.februāra and 6 June to coincide with local and European elections.

For example, the Riga City Council elections will be 122 368 lats, in all nine cities together - 204 877 lats, in all Latvian municipalities together - 450 558 lats.

According to the party funding law of 120.dienas before the election until the day of the pre-election spending restrictions on the amount of spending on advertising, mail (including electronic mail) services in order to help it send election canvassing materials to charitable funding of sponsorship by way of benefits and making donations.

Compared with previous elections, parties were allowed to spend no more than 20 centimes per voter. Moreover, this size limit was extended to all election expenses.

Calculations show that the amount in European Parliament elections should not exceed 88 lats 990.97 (or 5.97 centimes to the electorate), while the municipal elections - 31.84 centimes to each voter in that area in previous municipal elections.

info: diena.lv, bilde: apollo.lv

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