Political Finance Database

Only citizens and persons who have the right to receive an Aliens passport of the Republic of Latvia are allowed to make donations for political parties.

Section 4. Gifts (Donations)
(1) In accordance with the restrictions referred to in Section 6 of this Law, political organisations (parties) may accept gifts (donations) from:
1) Latvian citizens;
2) persons who in accordance with law have the right to receive an Aliens passport of the Republic of Latvia;

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

8.4 (4.1) If a separate candidate has performed individual pre-election canvassing campaign, then the funds spent on this campaign shall be included in the pre-election expenses of the political organisation (party) from whose submitted list of candidates this person is standing in the relevant elections.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

Section 33. (2) Within the meaning of this Section the use of administrative resources shall be considered use of financial resources, movable and immovable property or provision of services of a State authority and an authority of derived public persons and capital companies, in which the capital shares (stocks) belong to the State or derived public persons, as well as of the capital companies, in which capital shares (stocks) owned by one or more State capital companies or capital companies of derived public persons individually or in aggregate exceed 50 per cent, for conduction of pre-election campaign, as well as advertising of these authorities for payment within the period of 30 days before the elections, if the relevant advertisement with regard to its content is related to reflecting of a deputy candidate, political party, association of political parties, as well as candidates for the post of the Prime Minister or a Minister nominated by a administrative bodies of a political party or association political parties, or reflecting a person related to a political party or an association of political parties or reflecting of activities by such a candidate or person.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

Section 8.4. Restrictions on Pre-election expenses stipulate: (4.1) In case if a candidate performs an individual pre-election campaign, all expenditures of this campaign are considered as expenditures of a respective political party's pre-election expenditures from which list he/she participates in an elections.

Section 33. (2) Within the meaning of this Section the use of administrative resources shall be considered use of financial resources, movable and immovable property or provision of services of a State authority and an authority of derived public persons and capital companies, in which the capital shares (stocks) belong to the State or derived public persons, as well as of the capital companies, in which capital shares (stocks) owned by one or more State capital companies or capital companies of derived public persons individually or in aggregate exceed 50 per cent, for conduction of pre-election campaign, as well as advertising of these authorities for payment within the period of 30 days before the elections, if the relevant advertisement with regard to its content is related to reflecting of a deputy candidate, political party, association of political parties, as well as candidates for the post of the Prime Minister or a Minister nominated by a administrative bodies of a political party or association political parties, or reflecting a person related to a political party or an association of political parties or reflecting of activities by such a candidate or person.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

Section 8.4. Restrictions on Pre-election expenses stipulate: (4.1) In case if a candidate performs an individual pre-election campaign, all expenditures of this campaign are considered as expenditures of a respective political party's pre-election expenditures from which list he/she participates in an elections.

Section 33. (1) Use of administrative resources in pre -election campaign is prohibited.

(2) A natural person is allowed to make a gift (a donation) to one political organisation (a party) for the sum not exceeding the amount of 50 minimum monthly salaries over a period of one calendar year.

4.(2) A natural person is allowed to make a gift (a donation) to one political organisation (a party) for the sum not exceeding the amount of 50 minimum monthly salaries over a period of one calendar year.

All donations from legal persons are banned.

Regular limit applies. According to the law to one political party a natural person is allowed to make a gift (a donation) not exceeding 50 minimum monthly salaries over a period of one calendar year. The law does not specify that a donations must be made in relations to an election.

Regular limit applies. According to the law to one political party a natural person is allowed to make a gift (a donation) not exceeding 50 minimum monthly salaries over a period of one calendar year. The law does not specify that a donations must be made in relations to an election or not.

The law permits donations only to political parties and not to candidates.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

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4.(2) A natural person is allowed to make a gift (a donation) to one political organisation (a party) for the sum not exceeding the amount of 50 minimum monthly salaries over a period of one calendar year.

2.(2) Within the meaning of this Law, a gift (donation) is any financial or other types of gratis benefits including services, transfer of rights, release of a political organisation (party) from an obligation, refusal from any right in favour of a political organisation (party), as well as other activities by which any benefit is granted to the political organisation (party). Within the meaning of this Law, a gift (donation) is also a transfer of movable or immovable property to the ownership of the political organisation (party) and provision of services to the political organisation (party) for a charge lower than the market value of the relevant movable or immovable property or service.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

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6.(5) Political organisations (parties) are prohibited to take loans.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

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Section 6. (2) All gifts (donations) of financial assets the sum of which exceeds one minimum monthly salary shall be transferred directly into the bank account of the relevant political organisation (party), but other gifts (donations) shall be given, transferred or submitted directly and without mediation to the relevant political organisation (party).

Section 7.1 State Budget Financing
(1) State budget financing shall be granted to a political organisation (party) for which more than two percent of voters have voted in the previous Saeima elections, in the amount of EUR 0,71 in a calendar year for each vote acquired.

Section 7.1 State Budget Financing
(1) State budget financing shall be granted to a political organisation (party) for which more than two percent of voters have voted in the previous Saeima elections, in the amount of EUR 0,71 in a calendar year for each vote acquired.

Section 7.1 State Budget Financing
(1) State budget financing shall be granted to a political organisation (party) for which more than two percent of voters have voted in the previous Saeima elections, in the amount of EUR 0,71 in a calendar year for each vote acquired.

Section 7.4 Spending of the State Budget Financing
(1) A political organisation (party) shall spend the State budget financing for the provision of political and economic activity thereof and is entitled to spend it for:
1) premise hire, including the organisation of meetings, and services related to premise hire, including public utility services;
2) communication and Internet services;
3) work remuneration and other payments to natural persons connected with the operations of the relevant political organisation (party) or the operations of the association of the relevant political organisation (party);
4) sworn auditor services;
5) research work, polls and consultations;
6) the organisation of educational events intended for inhabitants, including public events, seminars, charity events, and the publication and distribution of books, informative materials, excluding the ensuring of catering services;
7) political campaigns.

Section 6. Right to the State Ensured Free of Charge Broadcasting Time
(1) Deputy candidates who are on the list of deputy candidates of the same title have rights to use the State ensured free of charge broadcasting time for the pre-election campaign in the first television and radio programme of the public electronic mass media

Section 9. Procedure for Use of the State Ensured Free of Charge Broadcasting Time
(1) The State ensured free of charge broadcasting time for pre-election campaign may be used by all deputy candidates, who are in the list of deputy candidates of the same title, together or, upon reaching an agreement, by some of them. The relevant public electronic mass medium shall be notified on such agreement in each individual case.

All financial and campaign activities by a candidate are considered as financial and campaign activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

Section 5. Tax Relief
Natural persons who have, in compliance with the provisions of this Law, given (donated) financial resources or
property to a political organisation (party) shall be exempted from payment of the relevant State fees.

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Section 90. Hindrance of the Exercise of the Right to Vote, the Right to Participate in Initiation of Legislation, Initiation of National Referendums and Supporting of the European Citizens’ Initiative

(2) For a person who knowingly commits hindrance of the right to freely elect members of the parliament and to be elected or to freely participate in a national referendum organised in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Latvia, by the use of violence, fraud, threats, payoffs, or other unlawful means, the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a term up to three years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.

There are different limits for Parliamentary, Local Government and European Parliament election expenses.

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Any financial activity of a candidate will be considered as financial activities of a respective political party. Therefore all the expenditures will be regarded as expenditures of a political party's and the threshold will be applied.

Any financial activity of a candidate will be considered as financial activities of a respective political party. Therefore all the expenditures will be regarded as expenditures of a political party's and the threshold will be applied.

8.4.(4.1) If a separate candidate has performed individual pre-election canvassing campaign, then the funds spent on this campaign shall be included in the pre-election expenses of the political organisation (party) from whose submitted list of candidates this person is standing in the relevant elections.

5(2) Unrelated person for pre-election campaign may use resources not exceeding 15 minimum monthly wages. A minimum monthly wage within the meaning of this Law shall be the amount of the minimum monthly wage which was determined on 1 January of the relevant calendar year.

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Section 13. Pre-election Campaign in the Programmes of Foreign Electronic Mass Media
Electronic mass media, which are providing retransmission of programmes by foreign electronic mass media in Latvia shall include a provision in the contract with the relevant foreign electronic mass medium that during the period of pre-election campaign programmes to be re-transmitted in Latvia may not include campaign materials on political parties, its associations and voters associations.

Section 8.5 Annual Report
(1) A political organisation (party) shall prepare annual report regarding each reporting year.
(2) A political organisation (party) shall, not later than by 31 March each year, submit the annual report to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau.

Section 8.2 Declaration of Income and Expenses of Elections
(1) The political parties which have submitted their lists of candidates for the election to the Saeima, local government councils (parish councils) or the European Parliament, shall submit to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau a declaration of income and expenses of elections signed by the board of the relevant political party or authorised person thereof in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Cabinet within 30 days after the election day.

All financial activities by a candidate are considered as financial activities of his/her respective nominating political party.

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Section 9. (1) The financial and economic activities of political organisations (parties) shall be transparent and publicly available.

Section 7. (2) Within the meaning of this Law a gift (donation) is anonymous if in the accounting documents of the political organisation (party) the given name, surname, personal identification number and place of residence in respect of the giver (donor) - a natural person - are not indicated.

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Political parties must report on itemized spending of the State budget financing.

Section 8.5 (22) In submitting the annual report of a political organisation (party) to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, the political organisations (parties), which have been granted State budget financing, shall append a report on spending of the State budget financing in the accounting year, indicating the remainder of money at the beginning and end of the accounting year, money income and money payments for the types of expenditure laid down in Section 7.4, Paragraph one of this Law.

Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau

Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau

Section 2.(5) the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau may request that the natural person who has given a gift (donation), paid in membership fee or
joining fee, submits a filled-in form regarding his or her income, money savings, debt liabilities and properties.

Section 7.3 (1) The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall take a decision on refusal to grant State budget financing to a political organisation (party);

Section 7.3 (2)Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall take a decision to suspend the disbursement of State budget financing.

Section 7.4 (3) Upon a request of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau the political organisation (party) shall submit documents justifying the spending of the State budget financing thereto.

Section 8.2 (3) The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall perform an audit of declarations of income and expenses of elections.

Section 10.(1.1) If the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau identifies a violation, the Head of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau has a duty to charge the relevant political party to repay the illegally acquired financial assets to the payer within 30 days.

Section 288.4  (1) For the acceptance of illegal financing of political organisations (parties) or associations of political organisations (parties) on a large scale the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a term up to three years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.

Section 10. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau is obliged to suspend the state funding to political party or the activities of the concerned political organisation (party) through court, and in some cases the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau has a duty to initiate termination of the relevant party through court.