Open Data Albania is carrying out investigations on electoral funds and expenditures used during election campaign of 2015 by the electoral entity, the Socialist Party (SP). In this campaign for the local elections, SP has been provided a fund of ALL 9.3 million. In the financial report that was submitted, SP claims to have spent ALL 109.7 million, indicating so that the funds had been exceed by ALL 17 million.
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
The Socialist Party of Albania has benefited from the state budget an amount of ALL 18 million or 19.55% of its total electoral fund. Private donations for this party amounted to ALL 18.5 million. On the other hand, SP claims that 60.5%, that is ALL 56.1 million were from its own funds.
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
The Socialist Party has not recorded donations with a value of less than 100 thousand euro and it hasn’t declared gifts in the form of services, or material goods, which in accounting terms are called as gifts in kind. Twenty-five donors have donated an amount of over 100 thousand euro and the total value of donations run at ALL 18.5 million.
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
During this election campaign, the Socialist Party of Albania has made available a fund of 15.8% higher compared with funds allocated in the Electoral Campaign of 2013. But Election Campaign Fund of 2015 was lower compared with the fund procured for local elections of 2011.
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
According to official statements, SP has spent during this elections less funds than in any other election campaign since 2009.
Source: http://www.cec.org.al/sq-al/Zgjedhjet/Zgjedhjet-Vendore/Zgjedhjet-2015/Raportet-e-Auditimit-p%C3%ABr-Subjektet-Zgjedhore
Comments and analysis: Open Data Albania
The figures are based on self-declarations and accounts submitted for audit to the Auditor’s Expert appointed by lot from the Central Election Commission. In the 2015 election campaign, expenditures of electoral entities in the field were not investigated.
Download excel: Socialist Party, Funds and Expenditures for Local Election Campaign 2015Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania
Contributed by: Olta BEGU
