The Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) spent 21.316 euros on the campaign for the elections to be held on Sunday in Budva, the Civic Movement (GP) URA 4.094, and the European Union (ES) 3.720 euros.
This is shown by the interim reports on campaign expenses, published on the website of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK).
Eight lists are participating in the elections in Budva, and preliminary data on expenses for the mentioned three lists are available on the KAS website.
The Law on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns stipulates that the participants in the elections are obliged five days before their holding to submit interim reports on expenses to the KAS.
According to the same act, political subjects can acquire funds for regular work and election campaign from public and private sources.
Public sources are the budget of the state and local self-governments, while private are membership fees, contributions, legacies and borrowing from banks and other financial institutions in Montenegro. 0,25 percent of the current budget (excluding capital and budget funds) is set aside for campaign expenses.
Within eight days of the expiration of the deadline for submission of election lists, the parties are paid the amount of 20 percent in equal amounts.
The Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), which operates under the slogan "Budva can do better" and which it leads in the elections Nikola Milović, spent 16.958 euros on media representation, ads and publications for the Budva elections. That sum refers to the rental of billboards with three different companies - one will be paid 11.809, the second 3.388, and the third 1.760 euros.
DPS will pay 2.383 euros for the printing of advertising material, and 1.975 euros for the costs of pre-election rallies. Renting a hall for a list convention in one hotel cost them 1.210 euros, and 765 euros for two meetings in another hotel.
The list of the European Union - "Petar Odžić (SDP, SD, LP and citizens) - Clean election" spent 2.549 euros on media representation, ads and publications for the Budva elections. Of that, 48 euros were paid for social media, and the rest will be paid for advertising on five portals.
Advertising videos and material will cost them 600 euros, and these costs include the creation of one video.
They paid 121 euros for overhead costs and general administration costs - for renting space at the Academy of Knowledge. Fuel cost them 450 euros.
GP URA, which independently participates in the elections and is the holder of its list Blazo Radjenovic, he spent 3.241 euros for media representation, ads and publications for the Budva elections. Of that, 1.936 euros will be paid for billboards, and 1.305 euros will be paid for social media.
They paid 853 euros for printing and mounting on the billboard.
The ASK website does not yet have data available for the electoral list of the coalition "For the future of Budva - Budva must move forward - Mladen Mikijelj", Citizens' group "Budva our city" - Nikola Jovanović, "Movement for the City - Đorđe Zenović", Civic actions "Dr. Vujičić Božidar - Voice for changes" and "Democrats - PES - "Even stronger" - Dragana Kažanegra Stanišić".
ASK previously announced that by November 5, seven political entities had opened special giro accounts for the election campaign and designated a responsible person, while one party had not informed the Agency of the fulfillment of these obligations until then.
"ASK is in the process of monitoring the obligation to open giro accounts and appoint responsible persons and has so far determined four cases of violation of the prescribed rules. We remind political subjects that, in accordance with the law, they are obliged to no later than seven days before the election, i.e. on November 11, submit a report on media advertising. Also, the interim report on the election campaign expenses should be submitted on November 12, that is, five days before the election," KAS announced.
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