Election campaign accounts of parties taking part in early parliamentary elections received deposits of Hr 622.2 million by July 10, according to an interim analysis conducted by NGO CHESNO based on financial reports of political forces given to the Central Election Commission
During the presentation of the results of the analysis at a press conference on Friday in Kyiv, CHESNO representatives said that of the named amount 95.5 percent of the funds were received in election funds from accounts of the parties themselves, 2.7 percent was comprised of deposits made by individuals and 1.8 percent by legal entities.
Oleh Liashko’s Radical Party received the most in its election fund – Hr 98.2 million, followed by Servant of the People – Hr 97.5 million, Holos – Hr 78.1 million, Groysman’s Ukrainian Strategy – Hr 72.2 million, Opposition Bloc – Hr 69 million, European Solidarity – Hr 47.3 million, Opposition Platform – For Life – Hr 39 million, Batkivschyna – Hr 35 million, Civil Position – Hr 21 million, Strength and Honor – Hr 19.1 million, Samopomich – Hr 15.5 million, Svoboda – Hr 10.9 million and Agrarian Party – Hr 6.7 million. The remaining parties participating in the elections accumulated less than Hr 5 million in their accounts.
According to the parties’ financial reports, of the said funds, the political forces by July 10 had spent Hr 559.9 million, of which 76.4 percent went for television advertising, 13.8 percent for outdoor advertising, 3.3 percent for printed products, 2.7 percent for radio advertisements, 1 percent for advertisements in printed media and 2.8 percent for other purposes.
Servant of the People spent more than the other parties – Hr 96.9 million, followed by Radical Party with Hr 73 million, Holos with Hr 71 million and Ukrainian Strategy with Hr 61.2 million.
CHESNO representatives said the interim report shows the financial activities of the political parties since the start of the election campaign through July 10.
