Civic and Social Democrats in debt

The two strongest political parties, the Civic and Social Democrats have admitted that their finances are heavily in the red. Despite hefty contributions from sponsors the Civic Democratic Party has acknowledged a debt of 165 million crowns, while the Social Democrats have posted a debt of 158 million. Both parties took out big loans to boost their finances for the election campaign. All parties are bound by law to publish annual reports on the state of their finances.