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The following candidates, political parties and independent slates shall be entitled to recover their election campaign costs from the central budget of the Republic of Croatia:
- candidates who, as a result of elections for the President of the Republic of Croatia, receive a minimum of 10% of the valid votes of electors;
- political parties and independent slates which, as a result of elections for members of the European Parliament, receive a minimum of 10% of the valid votes of electors;
- political parties and independent slates which, as a result of elections for deputies to the Croatian Parliament, receive more than 5% of the valid votes of electors in their constituency;
- candidates for national minority deputies who have become deputies in the Croatian Parliament; and
- candidates for deputies of national minorities accounting for less than 1.5% of the population of the Republic of Croatia, who have, as a result of elections, not become deputies in the Croatian Parliament, but have received more than 15% of the valid votes from voters in their constituency, shall be entitled to recover 15% of costs that would otherwise be recoverable by elected deputies.
The following candidates, political parties and independent slates shall be entitled to recover their election campaign costs from local or regional budgets:
- political parties and independent slates which, as a result of elections for members of the representative bodies of local and regional governmental units, win at least one seat in any such representative body; and
- candidates who, as a result of elections for municipality or city mayors, county prefects and the Mayor of the City of Zagreb and their deputies, receive a minimum of 10% of valid votes from the total number of voters turning out for such elections.
Costs recoverable under paragraph (1) of this Article shall be paid from the central budget of the Republic of Croatia, whereas those recoverable under paragraph (2) of this Article shall be paid from local or regional budgets.