Bulgariaeci-v0

ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

How well is money in politics regulated and disclosed?

Finance25.0%5/18 · 15 datapoints · 5 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Contributions0.0%

0/3 · 3 datapoints

Disclosure30.0%

2/5 · 4 datapoints

Enforcement25.0%

1/4 · 3 datapoints

Foreign Source25.0%

1/4 · 3 datapoints

Traceability50.0%

1/2 · 2 datapoints

Contributions

0.0% · 0/3

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
CONT.1Contribution limit framework codifiedIf contribution limits exist, are they set by statute (not administrative discretion)? If no limits, is that absence explicit in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12
CONT.2Independent expenditure rulesAre independent-expenditure rules (third-party spending separate from candidate committees) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12
CONT.3Anonymous-contribution treatmentAre anonymous contributions (cash below the threshold, etc.) addressed in statute with a defined disposition (returned, forfeited, etc.)?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12

Disclosure

30.0% · 2/5

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
DISC.1Disclosure threshold in statuteIs the disclosure threshold (amount above which contributions must be reported) defined in statute, not regulation?	0.5/150.0%	Чл. 171 codifies the Unified Public Register at the Bulgarian Audit Office ('Сметна палата') with full disclosure of donor names, donation types, purposes, values, and origin declarations. No minimum threshold means every donation must be reported; the criterion of 'threshold defined in statute' is satisfied via the absence-of-threshold (i.e., full disclosure regime). “В Сметната палата се създава единен публичен регистър на партиите”	§ view source 2026-05-12
DISC.2Enumerated filing scheduleIs the filing schedule (pre-election, post-election, quarterly, etc.) enumerated in statute with specific deadlines?	1/1100.0%	Чл. 172 codifies the post-election filing schedule: 30 working days for party/coalition/committee campaign-finance reports; 30 working days for media-service providers, sociological and PR agencies; 15 working days for Audit Office publication after filing deadline. Statutory deadlines enumerated. “В срок от 30 работни дни след изборния ден лицето, което представлява партията или инициативния комитет”	§ view source 2026-05-12
DISC.3Disclosure of contributor identityDoes statute require contributor name, address, occupation, and employer be disclosed for contributions above the threshold?	0/20.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12
DISC.4Public access to filingsAre campaign-finance filings legally required to be publicly accessible online within a defined time of filing?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 498 codifies application of Administrative Offences Act; not online public access to filings. Чл. 171/172 codify Audit Office public register with online publication (15-day window) but were surfaced for DISC.1/DISC.2, not DISC.4.	§ view source 2026-05-12

Enforcement

25.0% · 1/4

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ENF.1Penalty schedule codifiedAre penalties for campaign-finance violations defined in statute with specified amounts (civil) and/or criminal grades?	1/250.0%	Чл. 473 codifies civil/administrative fines (1000-3000 BGN; 3000-10000 BGN for repeat violations) for campaign-related violations. Civil-penalty schedule codified; no criminal grades for campaign-finance violations in surfaced text. “налага глоба или имуществена санкция в размер от 1000 до 3000 лв”	§ view source 2026-05-12
ENF.2Enforcement body independenceIs the enforcement body (election commission, attorney general, campaign-finance regulator) appointed by multi-branch process and protected from in-cycle political control?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 498 codifies the procedural framework via the Administrative Offences Act; does not address enforcement-body independence. The Bulgarian Audit Office ('Сметна палата') has constitutional independence (Конст. Чл. 91) but is not surfaced for this datapoint.	§ view source 2026-05-12
ENF.3Private right of actionDoes statute provide a private right of action (citizen or party suit) for campaign-finance violations?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 36 codifies voter-list entry by current address; not private right of action.	§ view source 2026-05-12

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Score

Rationale & evidence

Source

ENF.1Penalty schedule codifiedAre penalties for campaign-finance violations defined in statute with specified amounts (civil) and/or criminal grades?

1/250.0%

Чл. 473 codifies civil/administrative fines (1000-3000 BGN; 3000-10000 BGN for repeat violations) for campaign-related violations. Civil-penalty schedule codified; no criminal grades for campaign-finance violations in surfaced text.

“налага глоба или имуществена санкция в размер от 1000 до 3000 лв”

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2026-05-12

ENF.2Enforcement body independenceIs the enforcement body (election commission, attorney general, campaign-finance regulator) appointed by multi-branch process and protected from in-cycle political control?

0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 498 codifies the procedural framework via the Administrative Offences Act; does not address enforcement-body independence. The Bulgarian Audit Office ('Сметна палата') has constitutional independence (Конст. Чл. 91) but is not surfaced for this datapoint.

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2026-05-12

ENF.3Private right of actionDoes statute provide a private right of action (citizen or party suit) for campaign-finance violations?

0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 36 codifies voter-list entry by current address; not private right of action.

§ view source

2026-05-12

Foreign Source

25.0% · 1/4

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
FOR.1Foreign-source prohibitionIs direct foreign contribution to a candidate or campaign committee prohibited by statute?	1/1100.0%	Чл. 168 codifies a comprehensive direct foreign-funding ban for campaigns: prohibits funds from foreign individuals (except EU citizens with voting rights), foreign governments, foreign state enterprises, foreign commercial companies, foreign non-profit organizations; also bans free use of public administrative resources and free goods/services from prohibited sources. “Партия, коалиция или инициативен комитет във връзка с предизборната кампания не може да получава”	§ view source 2026-05-12
FOR.2Indirect / pass-through foreign rulesAre indirect foreign-source channels (foreign nationals via domestic entities, foreign-controlled LLCs, etc.) addressed in statute?	0/20.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12
FOR.3Foreign-source verificationAre campaign committees required by statute to verify contributors are not foreign-source (vs. relying on contributor self-attestation alone)?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 374 codifies EU-citizen voter identification (ID + residence permit); not committee verification of contributor foreign-source status.	§ view source 2026-05-12

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Score

Rationale & evidence

Source

FOR.1Foreign-source prohibitionIs direct foreign contribution to a candidate or campaign committee prohibited by statute?

1/1100.0%

Чл. 168 codifies a comprehensive direct foreign-funding ban for campaigns: prohibits funds from foreign individuals (except EU citizens with voting rights), foreign governments, foreign state enterprises, foreign commercial companies, foreign non-profit organizations; also bans free use of public administrative resources and free goods/services from prohibited sources.

“Партия, коалиция или инициативен комитет във връзка с предизборната кампания не може да получава”

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2026-05-12

FOR.2Indirect / pass-through foreign rulesAre indirect foreign-source channels (foreign nationals via domestic entities, foreign-controlled LLCs, etc.) addressed in statute?

0/20.0%

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

no FTS match

2026-05-12

FOR.3Foreign-source verificationAre campaign committees required by statute to verify contributors are not foreign-source (vs. relying on contributor self-attestation alone)?

0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 374 codifies EU-citizen voter identification (ID + residence permit); not committee verification of contributor foreign-source status.

§ view source

2026-05-12

Traceability

50.0% · 1/2

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
TRACE.1Records-retention requirementAre campaign committees required by statute to retain records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements) for a defined period?	0/10.0%	No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.	no FTS match 2026-05-12
TRACE.2Audit accessAre campaign-committee records subject to mandatory audit (post-election random sample, threshold-triggered audit, or routine cycle) under statute?	1/1100.0%	Чл. 170 codifies the Audit Office's mandatory verification framework: bank-transfer requirement for amounts over 1000 BGN, donor-income correspondence audit for donations over 1000 BGN, direct electronic access to NRA and other agency databases, statutory cooperation duties. Comprehensive audit-access regime. “Финансирането на приходите и разходите, свързани с предизборната кампания, на стойност над 1000 лв., се извършва по банков път”	§ view source 2026-05-12

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Score

Rationale & evidence

Source

TRACE.1Records-retention requirementAre campaign committees required by statute to retain records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements) for a defined period?

0/10.0%

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

no FTS match

2026-05-12

TRACE.2Audit accessAre campaign-committee records subject to mandatory audit (post-election random sample, threshold-triggered audit, or routine cycle) under statute?

1/1100.0%

Чл. 170 codifies the Audit Office's mandatory verification framework: bank-transfer requirement for amounts over 1000 BGN, donor-income correspondence audit for donations over 1000 BGN, direct electronic access to NRA and other agency databases, statutory cooperation duties. Comprehensive audit-access regime.

“Финансирането на приходите и разходите, свързани с предизборната кампания, на стойност над 1000 лв., се извършва по банков път”

§ view source

2026-05-12

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