PLDM and PCRM spent largest amounts in campaign for referendum
The Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) spent over 1 million lei in the campaign preceding the September 5 constitutional referendum, heading the list of parties that spent money for the purpose. The Communists Party (PCRM) comes next with an expenditure of about 300,000 lei. According to the Central Election Commission, which examined campaign participants' financial reports, some of the parties, including the Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) and the Liberal Party (PL), spent no money, Info-Prim Neo reports.
The Christian Democratic People's Party (PPCD) spent over 9,000 lei, the European Action Movement (MAE) – over 6,000 lei, while the Democratic Party (PDM) – about 2,000 lei.
The AMN, the PL, the Republican Party, the Ecologist Party “Green Alliance”, the Humanist Party, and the United Moldova Party declared that they did not have incomes and, respectively, did not spend money.
A number of parties did not present the financial reported at the expected time. These are: the sociopolitical movement “Ravnopravie”, the People's Republican Party, the Party of Socialists “Patria-Rodina”, the Conservative Party, the Political Party “For Nation and Country”, the Sociopolitical Movement of the Roma, the National Romanian Party, the Labor Party and the sociopolitical movement “New Force”.