29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Hungary
- Share of votes in previous election
- Share of seats in previous election
- Number of candidates nominated
Parliamentary Elections, 8 April 2018 ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/hungary/385959?download=true
Of the public funds, 25 per cent is equally divided among parliamentary parties and 75 per cent is divided among all parties proportionately on the basis of the vote share; parties receiving less than one per cent of the vote do not receive public funding. The state also provides funding to party foundations based on the number of votes obtained by the relevant party and its candidates.
*** The largest recipient of public funding in 2017 was Fidesz and its party foundation (HUF 876.6 million and HUF 529.7 million), followed by MSzP and its foundation (HUF 427 million and HUF 234.2 million), Jobbik and its foundation (HUF 475.8 million and HUF 266.2 million). Overall, public subsidies for parties and party foundations in 2017 was HUF 3,809,800,000 (some EUR 12.7 million).
