41. Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?

Section 8.4 Restrictions for the Amount of Pre-election Expenses
(1) A political organisation (party) or an alliance of political organisations (parties) which has submitted
the list of candidates thereof for election to the Saeima in five electoral districts may spend in pre-election
expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year
before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to full euros by applying a
coefficient 0.0004 per each voter at the previous elections of the Saeima. If a political organisation (party) or
an alliance of political organisations (parties) submits the list of candidates thereof only in some electoral
districts, it is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly
average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which
is approximated to full euros by applying a coefficient 0.0004 per each voter in the relevant electoral district
at the previous elections of the Saeima.
(2) A political organisation (party) or a registered or unregistered alliance of political organisations
(parties) which has submitted the list of candidates thereof for local government council elections is allowed
to spend in pre-election expenses of the relevant council elections an amount that does not exceed the
monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical
Bureau which is approximated to full euros by applying a coefficient 0.0004 per each voter at the previous
elections of the relevant local government council. If the political organisation (party) or a registered or
unregistered alliance of political organisations (parties) has submitted the lists of candidates thereof for the
elections of several local government councils, it is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses in total for all
these councils an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year
before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to full euros by applying a
coefficient 0.0004 per each voter of the relevant local government council at the previous elections of the
council.
(21) If the elections of the Saeima take place in the case provided for in Section 14 or 48 of the
Constitution, a political organisation (party) or the alliance of political organisations (parties) which has
submitted the list of candidates thereof for election to the Saeima in five electoral districts is allowed to
spend in pre-election expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work
remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to
full euros by applying a coefficient 0.0003 per each voter at the previous elections of the Saeima. If the
political organisation (party) or an alliance of political organisations (parties) submits a list of candidates
thereof in separate electoral districts only, it is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses an amount that
does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the
Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to full euros by applying a coefficient 0.0003 per each
voter of the relevant electoral district at the previous elections of the Saeima.
(3) A political organisation (party) or an alliance of political organisations (parties) which has submitted a
list of candidates thereof for the elections to the European Parliament is allowed to spend in pre-election
expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year
before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to full euros by applying a
coefficient 0.0003 per each voter at the previous elections of the Saeima.
(4) If a list of candidates is submitted by a registered or unregistered alliance of political organisations
(parties), the expenses incurred for the purpose by the political organisations (parties) that have formed
such alliance, shall also be considered as pre-election expenses thereof.
(41) 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) Within the meaning of this Section, all expenses of a political organisation (party) or an alliance of
political organisations (parties) which are determined in Section 8.2, Paragraph two of this Law over the
time period from the 120th day before the elections up to the date of the elections, regardless of the date
when a document attesting the transaction has been written out (invoice, contract or other document),
payment received or performed, shall be considered as pre-election expenses. In cases where the Saeima
is recalled or dissolved, pre-election expenses within the meaning of this Section shall be considered to be
all the expenses of a political organisation (party) or alliance of political organisations (parties) determined
in Section 8.2, Paragraph two of this Law over the time period from the day of announcement of the
elections up to the day of the elections, regardless of the date when a document attesting the transaction
has been written out (invoice, contract or other document), or payment received or made.
(6) The restrictions referred to in Paragraphs one, two, and three of this Section shall not apply to the
expenses referred to in Section 8.2, Paragraph two, Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of this Law.
(7) Each year the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall publish on its website an
informative notification in which the amount of the sum referred to in Paragraphs one, two, and three of this
Section which can be used for pre-election expenses per one voter shall be indicated.
Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) Article 8.4 (4.1).

All spending by individual candidates has to be reported to the respective political party and counts towards the spending limit.