Poland's State Electoral Commission announced on Thursday that the former governing nationalist conservative party, Law and Justice, had breached campaign funding regulations during the 2023 parliamentary election. The commission determined that the party improperly accepted 3.6 million zlotys ($930,000) in public funds, leading to the imposition of significant penalties.
The commission's ruling mandates the Law and Justice party to reimburse the misappropriated funds and also slashes the party's government subsidies for future years by approximately 10 million zlotys ($2.5 million) annually. These penalties are expected to impact the party's financial resources for the upcoming 2025 presidential election, where it aims to retain control of the presidency following the conclusion of President Andrzej Duda's final term next year.
