The National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, NEC) has made a significant decision, rejecting the Law and Justice (PiS) party’s electoral report due to unlawful campaign spending amounting to PLN 3.6 million during the 2023 elections. This decision has led to the withdrawal of over PLN 10 million in grants and subventions, roughly one-third of what the party would have received. In response, PiS plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, although the legitimacy of the court’s chamber hearing the case is undermined by the CJEU jurisprudence due to concerns about the rule of law and its independence. Meanwhile, the NEC continues to audit PiS’s financial reports, with the party potentially losing all state subventions if violations are confirmed.
Krzysztof Izdebski is a legal and political expert specializing in public administration, access to public information, and the impact of technology on democracy. He is a Member of the Board at the Stefan Batory Foundation, co-leads the Open Spending EU Coalition, and is a member of the OECD network for innovative civic participation. A recognized authority on corruption prevention and government transparency, Krzysztof has authored numerous publications on these topics. In 2020, he was named one of Poland’s 50 most influential lawyers by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
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