Experts are calling on parliament to establish more detailed regulations governing indirect financing and promotion through third parties in order to ensure full transparency of private funds, the volume of which has grown significantly.
Revenue
Of the total revenue of 98.2 million lei accumulated within the party system, three political parties accounted for 65% of all funds: PAS—37%, PSRM—19%, and “Our Party” (NP)—9%.
State subsidies totaled 58.7 million lei for 29 parties. At the same time, nine parties lost budget allocations totaling 2 million lei due to sanctions imposed by the Central Election Commission.
In the private funding segment, the volume of financial donations doubled compared to last year, reaching 28.9 million lei. The bulk of these funds was raised by PAS (35%), NP (18%), and PSRM (11%), while membership dues brought in about 9 million lei, which is 7.3 million more than in 2024.
Expenditures
Regarding budget execution, the parties reported official expenditures totaling 95.7 million lei, with PAS (38%), PSRM (20%), and NP (9%) again accounting for the largest shares.
Promo-LEX’s monitoring points to a shadow component: experts estimated undeclared expenditures at more than 20 million lei, equivalent to 22% of the budget officially reported to the Central Election Commission. These hidden funds were mainly allocated to office rent and maintenance, press and promotional materials, as well as compensation for volunteers and campaigners.
Nevertheless, allocations from the state budget remained the main source of funding, accounting for 60% of all registered revenue, although this figure was down from 75% in 2024.
It is worth noting that in 2025, the Central Election Commission began to make more active use of oversight and monitoring tools, identifying violations related to financial reporting, exceeding established donation limits, the use of free services, and failure to comply with data disclosure obligations.
