30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Answer
Equal Proportional to votes received
Source

Chapter II, Article 2 and Article 3 , Loi portant Réglementation du Financement des Partis Politiques, 2007, amended 2011

Art. 2. The political parties that
- presented a full list in the four constituencies during the legislative elections and a full list in the unique national constituency during European elections and
- obtained at least two percent from the total votes both in the four constituencies for national elections as a national average and in the unique national constituency for European elections are entitled, apart from the contribution that they have been allocated in enforcing Chapter IX of the law amended on February 18, 2003, to an annual contribution from the state budget, determined as follows:
1. lump sum of 100,000 Euros ;
2. an additional amount of 11,500 Euros for each percentage point from the additional
votes received during the national elections ;
3. an additional amount of 11,500 Euros for each percentage point from the additional
votes received during the European elections.
In granting the additional amount, each percentage point from the additional votes received shall be taken into account until the second position behind the comma. The contribution, determined as per the previous paragraphs, cannot exceed 75 percent of the global revenue of the central structure of a political party. It is for the respective political party to demonstrate the burden of proof. If a political party no longer meets the terms stipulated in paragraph 1, it shall lose the
benefit of public financing starting with the subsequent financial year.

Art. 3. The official results of the elections proclaimed by the president of the main offices or of the main office of the constituency represent the basis for computing the contribution. [...]

 

Comment

Annual contributions from state budget consisting of a lump sum and in relation to votes received.

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