Partners for Transparency, PFT, issued its preliminary report to assess electoral financing and spending for the constituencies targeted for the second phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, which deals with a quantitative analysis of the results of field monitoring, which was carried out by the “Our Voices Against Your Money” initiative team, in three electoral districts in Port Said governorates. And Cairo and Dakahlia, and the departments of East Port Said, and Bandar Mansoura in Dakahlia, and the Maadi district in Cairo.

Most notable violations
The report dealt with a number of violations that were detected during the electoral campaigning period, the most prominent of which is the exploitation of government facilities in advertising, as well as cases of financial and in-kind bribes. The report also includes a quantitative analysis of the performance of the majority of the candidates with regard to financing and electoral spending.

Hide electoral spending
The report revealed the continuation of a number of negative practices, which were monitored during the second phase, the most prominent of which is the absence of the element of transparency and disclosure among the overwhelming majority of the candidates, as all candidates, with rare exceptions, were not interested in announcing the size of their electoral spending or the sources of financing their electoral campaign, despite the fact that That this is the inherent right of the voter.

The rich most run
The results of campaign financing sources showed that personal resources were the main source for the vast majority of candidates, and the report indicated that the rich were the most candidates, while the opportunities for the poor who did not have financial resources to enable them to spend on their election campaigns decreased, especially in light of the shortage. Opportunities to obtain support through parties or legal donations.

The results also revealed that the candidates of the East Department, in Port Said, were the most responsive to the monitoring team.