{"id":9217,"date":"2013-12-19T11:05:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T11:05:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-05-06T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:26:20","slug":"socialist-party2013-electoral-funds-and-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=9217&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Socialist Party &#8211; 2013 Electoral Funds and Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">In the electoral campaign for the 2013 parliamentary elections, the Socialist Party, which was also the leading political formation of the alliance that won the elections, managed to collect funds amounting to 80 million Leks (ca. $741,467). In addition, according to official financial reports, this political party has spent twice as much as collected funds. Specifically, its total campaign expenses amount to 187 million Leks (ca. $1,821,369). Simply said, 57 % of the expenses have not been covered by the collected and allocated funds for the electoral campaign.<p><\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdFVIMWVUS3RwSlFpMGwtYXNiTjg0MXc&transpose=0&headers=1&range=B5%3AC7&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#000\",\"fontSize\":16},\"vAxes\":[{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#222\",\"italic\":true,\"fontSize\":12},\"title\":\"Value\",\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"title\":\"2013 Electoral Funds and Expenses\",\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"height\":371,\"animation\":{\"duration\":500},\"legend\":\"right\",\"width\":630,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindowMode\":null,\"viewWindow\":null,\"maxValue\":null},\"isStacked\":false,\"tooltip\":{}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":false,\"chartType\":\"ColumnChart\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 8\"}<br \/>\n  <\/script><br><sup>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf\">http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf<\/a><br>Comments and Analysis: ODA<br><\/sup><br>The Socialist Party has benefited a total fund of 26 million Leks from the state budget. The private donors have made contributions for an amount of 45.3 million Leks. This party has 53 donors, who have provided 56.58 % of the total collected funds. The party has drawn on its own funds for covering the electoral campaign expenses for a total worth of 8.6 million Leks, or 10.81 % of the total funds.<\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdFVIMWVUS3RwSlFpMGwtYXNiTjg0MXc&transpose=0&headers=0&range=B32%3AC34&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"vAxes\":[{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#000\",\"fontSize\":16},\"pieHole\":0,\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"title\":\"Socialist Party Structure of Electoral funds, 23 May- 23 June 2013 Electoral Campaign\",\"height\":371,\"animation\":{\"duration\":0},\"colors\":[\"#3366CC\",\"#DC3912\",\"#FF9900\",\"#109618\",\"#990099\",\"#0099C6\",\"#DD4477\",\"#66AA00\",\"#B82E2E\",\"#316395\",\"#994499\",\"#22AA99\",\"#AAAA11\",\"#6633CC\",\"#E67300\",\"#8B0707\",\"#651067\",\"#329262\",\"#5574A6\",\"#3B3EAC\",\"#B77322\",\"#16D620\",\"#B91383\",\"#F4359E\",\"#9C5935\",\"#A9C413\",\"#2A778D\",\"#668D1C\",\"#BEA413\",\"#0C5922\",\"#743411\"],\"width\":630,\"is3D\":true,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},\"tooltip\":{}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":false,\"chartType\":\"PieChart\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 9\"}<br \/>\n  <\/script><br><sup>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf\">http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf<\/a><br>Comments and Analysis: ODA<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Compared to the 2009 Campaign for the Parliamentary Elections, the SP has collected 14.4 % less funds in this electoral campaign. In the 2009 electoral campaign, this party collected funds to the amount of 93.6 million Leks compared to 80 million Leks it did collect in the 2013 electoral campaign. <\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdFVIMWVUS3RwSlFpMGwtYXNiTjg0MXc&transpose=0&headers=1&range=B52%3AC54&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#000\",\"fontSize\":16},\"vAxes\":[{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#222\",\"italic\":true,\"fontSize\":12},\"title\":\"Value\",\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"title\":\"2013 Electoral Campaign \\u2013 2009 Electoral Campaign\",\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"height\":371,\"animation\":{\"duration\":500},\"legend\":\"right\",\"width\":630,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindowMode\":null,\"viewWindow\":null,\"maxValue\":null},\"isStacked\":false,\"tooltip\":{}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":false,\"chartType\":\"ColumnChart\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 10\"}<br \/>\n  <\/script><br><sup>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf\">http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf<\/a><br>Comments and Analysis: ODA<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the shrinking revenues did not prevent the SP from spending twice as much as collected, thus recording high electoral debts consisting of unpaid bills.<\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdFVIMWVUS3RwSlFpMGwtYXNiTjg0MXc&transpose=0&headers=1&range=B77%3AC79&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#000\",\"fontSize\":16},\"vAxes\":[{\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#222\",\"italic\":true,\"fontSize\":12},\"title\":\"Value\",\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"title\":\"Electoral Expenses: 2013 Electoral Campaign \\u2013 2009 Electoral Campaign\",\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"height\":371,\"animation\":{\"duration\":500},\"legend\":\"right\",\"width\":630,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindowMode\":null,\"viewWindow\":null,\"maxValue\":null},\"isStacked\":false,\"tooltip\":{}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":false,\"chartType\":\"ColumnChart\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 11\"}<br \/>\n  <\/script><br><sup>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf\">http:\/\/www.cec.org.al\/images\/stories\/zgjedhje-per-kuvend\/2013\/rap_audit\/PS.pdf<\/a><br>Comments and Analysis: ODA<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the 2013 electoral campaign expenses are dominated by costs for advertising and other promotional activities. They account for 82.66% of the SP?s total expenses.  \n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<b>Contributed by: <\/b>Olta Begu\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the electoral campaign for the 2013 parliamentary elections, the Socialist Party, which was also the leading political formation of the alliance that won the elections, managed to collect funds amounting to 80 million Leks (ca. $741,467). In addition, according to official financial reports, this political party has spent twice as much as collected funds. Specifically, its total campaign expenses amount to 187 million Leks&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[62,57],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24145,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24145&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9217,"position":0},"title":"Electoral Reform Must Begin with Clear Rules on Campaign and Political Party Financing","date":"May 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This was the main message highlighted in Inside Story on Top Channel, aired during the final week of the May 2025 electoral campaign. 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