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> he candidates need to report spending to a state organization overseeing elections and this guy reported that he spent nothing on his election campaign, which

> he candidates need to report spending to a state organization overseeing elections and this guy reported that he spent nothing on his election campaign, which is impossible as there have been flyers with his face on them, plus ads on social media. This is against the law Does Romania have the equivalent of US PACs? In the US an organization not related to the campaign/party can receive donations and make flyers, ads, etc.

redleader55 2y ago
No, this is not a thing in Romania.
cbg0 2y ago
Not really, and all the money needs to be declared anyway. I'll give you an excerpt of relevant law text, some stuff removed as there's a lot of fluff: Election campaign expenses shall comply with the following conditions: a) come solely from contributions by candidates or political parties; b) they shall be incurred only with the prior approval of the competent financial trustee; c) they must fall within the limits provided for by this law; d) to be made by electoral competitors only for the promotion of their candidates and electoral programs. (2) The collection of electoral contributions and the payment of electoral expenses may be made only through bank accounts notified in advance to the Permanent Electoral Authority. [...] (11) Candidates' contributions for their own election campaign or that of the political party that nominated them may come only from donations received by candidates from individuals, from their own income or from loans taken by them from individuals or credit institutions. [...] In the event of the commission of an offense provided for by this Law, in violation of this Article, the sums of money related to the electoral expenses incurred in violation of this Article shall be confiscated and paid into the state budget The financing of the electoral campaign, directly or indirectly, by natural persons who are not Romanian citizens or by legal entities of a nationality other than Romanian, is prohibited, with the exception of financing by citizens of Member States of the European Union who are domiciled in Romania and are members of the political party to whose electoral campaign they are making a financial contribution. Translated with DeepL.com
- Ylpertnodi 2y ago
  Thank you for doing the research. There seems to be an awful lot of people that just can't get the fact that other countries can have different laws. ...and that the EU has many different countries, too.
77pt77 2y ago
This is not a thing in most of the developed world.
tensor 2y ago
PACs are one of the biggest problems with the US system. Thank god most democracies outlaw them.

redleader55 2y ago

No, this is not a thing in Romania.

cbg0 2y ago

Not really, and all the money needs to be declared anyway. I'll give you an excerpt of relevant law text, some stuff removed as there's a lot of fluff: Election campaign expenses shall comply with the following conditions: a) come solely from contributions by candidates or political parties; b) they shall be incurred only with the prior approval of the competent financial trustee; c) they must fall within the limits provided for by this law; d) to be made by electoral competitors only for the promotion of their candidates and electoral programs. (2) The collection of electoral contributions and the payment of electoral expenses may be made only through bank accounts notified in advance to the Permanent Electoral Authority. [...] (11) Candidates' contributions for their own election campaign or that of the political party that nominated them may come only from donations received by candidates from individuals, from their own income or from loans taken by them from individuals or credit institutions. [...] In the event of the commission of an offense provided for by this Law, in violation of this Article, the sums of money related to the electoral expenses incurred in violation of this Article shall be confiscated and paid into the state budget The financing of the electoral campaign, directly or indirectly, by natural persons who are not Romanian citizens or by legal entities of a nationality other than Romanian, is prohibited, with the exception of financing by citizens of Member States of the European Union who are domiciled in Romania and are members of the political party to whose electoral campaign they are making a financial contribution. Translated with DeepL.com

Ylpertnodi 2y ago
Thank you for doing the research. There seems to be an awful lot of people that just can't get the fact that other countries can have different laws. ...and that the EU has many different countries, too.

77pt77 2y ago

This is not a thing in most of the developed world.

tensor 2y ago

PACs are one of the biggest problems with the US system. Thank god most democracies outlaw them.