Finansiranje izbornih aktivnosti
Financing election activities

Summary/Abstract: Election games are hands with the highest possible stake - the very position of government is the stake. Winning the game and position of the party / coalition in power offers the possibility to manage politics, and distribute funds while placing officials and party favorites in the government’s crib. To win a lot, one needs to invest a lot, and even to borrow from those who expect their debt will be returned in the form of lucrative jobs and privileges, upon arrival to power. For this reason, in democratic societies, people must know who and under what circumstances gives money to those who they vote for. It is not the same whether parties and candidates are funded by millions of small contributions, or depend solely on few dozen richest people, in addition to public to funds. Not every contribution is legitimate and welcome - especially those from anonymous sources, from foreign governments or public enterprises and private firms in contractual relations with the state. For the political competition to be fair, cash flow must be controlled by an independent body equipped with the means that make actual control possible, and not by bodies controlled by political parties.

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