Cost of Politics Reports

This objective of this background paper is to conduct primary research on the cost of parliamentary politics in Ukraine, the financial implications of running for a seat in the national parliament, and the cost incurred by an MP once in office.

This objective of this background paper is to conduct primary research on the cost of parliamentary politics in Ukraine, the financial implications of running for a seat in the national parliament, and the cost incurred by an MP once in office.

Analysing the cost of engaging in politics in Albania opens a wider debate on the roles of the CEC, civil society and the state in financing political parties and strengthening democracy in Albania.

Political parties invent various forms of legal (or at least, not illegal) financing of their campaigns, or simply do not get sanctioned for their seemingly unlawful financial activities. The legislative framework has been improved, but it does not entirely solve t...