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Bulgaria's Institute for Public Environment Development has introduced an analysis of the financial reports of all the parties which ran in this year's European Elections.

Legislation submitted to Parliament Thursday seeks to overhaul the way political parties in Greece are funded by limiting the amount of taxpayers’ money they receive, increasing transparency regarding donations and preventing them from borrowing against future revenue.

Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis is on Wednesday to meet coalition MPs in a bid to finalize an overhaul of regulations governing the funding of political parties, one of five prior actions tied to continued rescue loans.

A set of proposals – drafted by Ioannis Tentes, the country’s anti-corruption coordinator – foresees several key changes.

A lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) urges presidential candidates, including Prime Minister Erdoğan, to disclose donations they receive for campaigns Each presidential candidate should officially and regularly report donations they receive while electioneering, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has
proposed.

A new legislative framework being finalized by the Interior Ministry aims to allow political parties to receive funding directly from enterprises but also obliges the parties to boost transparency and accountability.

Unlike in previous elections, when parties had up to a month to convince voters to cast their ballots for them, the campaign for these elections will only last ten days.

Due to the lack of time, the agendas of most political parties are quite tight as they plan to hold several activities and meetings with people across the country.

As the country gears up for nationwide polls, media experts said that more needs to be done to limit the coverage gifted to parties by broadcasters.

According to the National Audit Office, 25 political formations complied with election fundraising rules, while two parties and a coalition received funding from unclear sources.

The report includes 22 political parties, 7 coalitions, and an initiative committee.