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Because their spending was higher than their income, nearly $ 1 million euro voters remained in debt. The biggest hole, almost half a million euros, has been opened in the budget of the Social Democrats.
According to the CEC, politicians raised a total of 8 million for the Seimas election campaign. 111 thousand 207 euros. The largest: 6.4 million. EUR: part of this amount consisted of party funds, the candidates themselves allocated almost 983 thousand. EUR, still received almost 717 thousand. victims of the euro.
The richest during the parliamentary elections were the main competitors: the Union of Lithuanian Christian Democrats-National (TS-LKD) and the Green Union of Lithuanian Peasants (LVŽS). Its income amounted to more than 1.7 million. euros.
The third “millionaire” was the Labor Party, which raised almost 1.3 million. euros.
The Liberal Movement had more than 709 thousand for the Seimas elections. Lithuanian Social Democratic Party – 636 thousand, Lithuanian Polish Election Campaign – Union of Christian Families – 520 thousand, Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party – 323 thousand, Freedom Party – 271 thousand. euros.
According to the CCA, the total costs of the participants in the Seimas elections amounted to 9 million LTL. 120 thousand 912 euros. Most of them exceed 7.7 million. euros – used for political advertising.
Most of the money: 1.6 million. euros – for publicity during elections by peasants.
The Conservatives’ costs for this amounted to nearly $ 1.4 million. “workers” – almost 1.4 million. euros, the Social Democrats – more than 856 thousand. euros.
Republican nationalists, the Union of Fighters for Lithuania, Jaunoji Lietuva and the Russian Alliance did not allocate any euro for it.
Ten parties and 32 candidates were still in debt after the elections, five of them had already informed the CEC that they had covered the debt and another five had paid part of it.
The election was the one that suffered the most losses for both Social Democratic parties. As a party, the “social workers” who did not achieve their mandates were indebted to 201 thousand. 457 thousand euros, the Social Democrats who received thirteen mandates. euros.
Justas Pankauskas, executive secretary of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, told BNS that most of the debt has already been paid and will be paid in full in April.
“The party receives a state grant twice a year, in the first half of the year until April 15, and in the second, until November 15. Naturally, the spring grants were not enough to pay for all the electoral orders. In the fall, receiving a grant of more than 300 thousand. We pay in euros to cover the debts we incur, ”he said.
According to J. Pankauskas, there are around 100,000 left. Arrears in euros to an advertising agency will be paid in April after receiving this year’s state grant.
“Funding sources are limited,” he said.
In addition to the funds of the election participants, LTL 15.8 million was used to organize the Seimas elections. euros from state budget allocations. Most of these funds were used for the salaries of the members of the electoral commissions.
The 2016 parliamentary elections cost slightly less. Then the parties and candidates spent almost 8 million. and raised more than 6 million euros. income in euros.
