With the upcoming presidential elections, more and more attention is paid to the backing of electoral campaigns. According to the Electoral Code, only Polish citizens residing in Poland can contribute to the election campaign. The maximum amount of payment per individual is 15 times the minimum wage for work, i.e. PLN 69,990.
Among the candidates who received the highest support from donors are Rafał Trzaskowski (KO) and Karol Nawrocki (PiS). For the Trzaskowski campaign, 221 contributions were made, with a maximum of PLN 69,990 supported by Marcin Iwiński and Adam Kiciński. On the another hand, 356 contributions were made to the Nawrocki campaign, with the maximum amount of PLN 69,990 transferred by Grzegorz Kuchnicki and Wojciech Kowalczyk.
The donors besides included persons associated with the pharmaceutical manufacture and real property businessmen. 61 people made contributions to the run of Sławomir Mentzen (Confederation) over the limit, including 3 who supported it with a maximum amount of PLN 69,990. These were Maciej Ślusarczyk, Rafał Zieliński and Paweł Rachwalski, presidents and vice presidents of the Management Board of Sikorki 19 and Sikorki 21 companies.
It is worth noting that 20 contributions were made to Simon Holownia (Third Road) campaign, the highest of which is PLN 14,000. In turn, for Adrian Zandberg's (Together) campaign, payments exceeding the limit amounted to PLN 24,000, and the full payments for the run amounted to almost PLN 400,000.
In connection with the presidential elections which will take place on 18 May and the possible second circular – 1 June, it is worth recalling that the backing of election campaigns is strictly regulated by the Electoral Code. All deposits over PLN 4666 must be reported to the electoral committee registers.
In this context, it is worth noting the regularity of the backing of electoral campaigns to avoid irregularities and ambiguities in this area. According to the State Election Commission data, over 120 million zlotys were spent on the presidential election run in 2020.
It is besides worth noting that the Electoral Code imposes on candidates and election committees the work of transparency of funding. All payments and expenditure must be accurately documented and reported to the applicable authorities.
Therefore, it is worth reaching out to past data to see what the financing of election campaigns in erstwhile elections looked like. According to PKW data, over 100 million zlotys were spent on the presidential election run in 2015.
In this context, it is worth noting the improvement of a strategy of financing electoral campaigns in Poland. According to the Ministry of Interior and Administration data, fresh regulations were introduced in 2020 on the financing of electoral campaigns aimed at expanding transparency and transparency in this area.
It is besides worth noting that the Electoral Code imposes a media and information work on objectivity and impartiality in presenting election campaigns. All media must guarantee equal access to information on candidates and election committees.
Therefore, it is worth to look at investigation data to see how Poles perceive the financing of electoral campaigns. According to CBOS data, in 2020 as many as 70% of respondents felt that the backing of electoral campaigns should be more transparent and transparent.
In this context, it is worth noting the function of the public in controlling the financing of electoral campaigns. According to PKW data, the public has the right to access information about the financing of electoral campaigns and to lodge complaints with the applicable authorities in case of suspected irregularities.
It is besides worth noting that the Electoral Code requires candidates and election committees to comply with the law. All payments and expenditure must be accurately documented and reported to the applicable authorities.
Therefore, it is worth reaching out to past data to see what the financing of election campaigns in erstwhile elections looked like. According to PKW data, over PLN 50 million was spent on the presidential election run in 2010.
In this context, it is worth noting the improvement of a strategy of financing electoral campaigns in Poland. According to the Ministry of Interior and Administration data, fresh regulations were introduced in 2020 on the financing of electoral campaigns aimed at expanding transparency and transparency in this area.
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