In the last month of last year, political parties received almost 20 million lei in subsidies from the state budget, the largest amounts being allocated to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and AUR, while Forța Dreptei received the least, and both it and USR exceeded the allocated budget.
According to AEP reports for all 12 months of last year, PSD received the largest amount, 76,992,250 lei, the party having the largest subsidies from the state. In the last month of the year, PSD received a subsidy of 6,631,849 lei, most of which went to promotion expenses. More precisely, the party allocated 2,556,455 lei for press and propaganda, out of a total of 4,917,691 lei spent in the last month of the year.
And the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) gave the most money to the press and propaganda: 803,818 lei. The second largest amount, 669,285 lei, was spent on expenses related to the organization of political activities. AUR spent a total of 2,290,798 lei in the last month of 2025, having a subsidy of 3,921,517 lei, higher than that of PNL or USR. Last year, AUR received 45,526,732 from the state, being placed second in terms of money obtained from subsidies.
In the case of the National Liberal Party (PNL), most of the expenses in the last month of the year were intended for the purchase of movable and immovable goods necessary for the party’s activity, in the amount of 1,383,269 lei. For press and propaganda, the formation allocated 1,119,574 lei, which brought the total expenses to 3,348,426 lei. The subsidy received during the same period was 3,610,607 lei, and during the past year PNL collected a total of 41,917,228 lei from the state.
Spending over budget
Union Save Romania (USR) received 2,562,780 lei in the last month of the year, but spent 2,597,045 lei, exceeding the budget. The party gave the most – 273,220 lei, for expenses related to the organization of political activities. The second largest amount, 224,504 lei, went to expenses for the fees of lawyers, executors and experts, and 202,638 lei went to the press and propaganda. The total subsidy last year was 29,752,517 lei.
And the parties Forța Dreptei (FD) and Popular Movement (PMP), formations that did not enter Parliament, exceeded the budget. They receive money from the state, having local elected officials or in the European Parliament, but it seems that the amounts are too small for the formations’ expenses.
PMP spent a total of 105,344 lei in December, although it received 93,827 lei. 41,729 lei were spent on expenses with contributions owed to international political organizations, this being the largest amount, followed by expenses with rents and utilities of the headquarters, of 30,691 lei. PMP received a total of 1,089,287 lei from state subsidies last year.
Forța Dreptei spent 380,881 lei, although it received 89,095 lei in December. The party spent the most on the expenses of the fees of lawyers, executors and experts, which amounted to 372,489 lei. The budget from subsidies for the whole year amounted to 1,010,596 lei, the lowest amount.
What did the sovereignist parties in Parliament spend the money on
The Young People’s Party (POT) has joined. He spent a total of 1,305,893 lei in December, paying the most for political consulting, 482,707 lei. The subsidy received by the party in December was 1,373,591 lei, the amount for the whole year being 15,946,665 lei.
And the SOS Romania Party, founded by MEP Diana Șoșoacă, met its expenses, although last year there were months in which it exceeded the subsidy it received. He received 1,704,727 lei from the state in December and spent 1,443,991 lei. He gave the most money in December for investments in movable and immovable goods, necessary for party activity, which amounted to 373,108 lei. SOS Romania received a total of 19,790,977 lei last year.
The year 2026 does not make the situation easier for the political formations that have so far exceeded their budget. And that’s because subsidies to political parties have been reduced. According to the data of the Permanent Electoral Authority, the formations received up to 2 million lei less per month compared to the end of 2025, after the total last year exceeded 232 million lei.
