Together, it does not receive a budget subsidy, so the full run must be based on membership contributions and sympathy donations. The organization leader does not hide that his staff has no funds for awesome raves, professional advertisements or a nationwide billboard campaign.
"It will not be a run for millions due to the fact that we don't have millions," Zandberg acknowledged at a press conference on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw.
Adrian Zandberg without run funds. organization Together fights for support
In parliamentary elections politicians together competed with the letter SLD (later New Left), so that the organization did not meet the requirements to receive the state subsidy. Consequently, Total is the only larger organization participating in the presidential election without access to public funds.
Human-funded campaign
Instead of large conventions and mass advertising, Zandberg's run is based on citizen contributions. The organization openly calls for financial support.
“Dear friends, there is simply a request: get out of your money and aid us finance this campaign! Thanks to your support, we organize events, make materials and are visible" – it is written on the authoritative profile Total.
Party spokesperson, Matthew Merta, as quoted by the Electoral Gazette, emphasises:
"We keep our organization from donations and contributions of members. The run will look the same. Our business is driven by these tiny contributions, donations. We will not be making a large billboard campaign, a convention for hundreds of thousands of zlotys, only events that will enable us to be close to people – meetings at the plants, in the housing centres, wherever there are real problems, but besides the real potentials of our country.”
The organization organizes many meetings across Poland, hoping that close contact with voters will aid to make up for deficiency of funds for the conventional media campaign.
Meanwhile, Zandberg's competitors can afford costly elections. Rafał Trzaskowski and Simon Holovnia have considerable resources for advertising. It besides spares money Confederation. Her candidate, Sławomir Mentzen, thanks to the funds duly committed, PKW $250,000 of the collected signatures, which entitles him to run for election and shows the strength of the organization.
Zandberg has a serious problem with recognition
Low run budget means limited chance to improve polling results Adrian Zandberg. In the survey CBOS early January 2025 only 17% the respondents declared assurance in him, while 35% She said she didn't know him. For comparison Magdalena Biejat He trusts 20% respondents, Simon Holownia44%, a Rafał Trzaskowski42%.
"Some polls are positive, others are negative. And in the end, it will decide what offer we will make to voters. We support people, local communities, we deal with circumstantial things. We stand by people consistently and believe that this is how we can build this trust," he says. Matthew Merta.
Can you collect signatures?
Zandberg and his staff have yet to assemble 100 thousand signatures to officially registry the candidacy. Though in Total You can't see panic, the organization realizes that a long-term fundraiser can be challenging.
‘I do not know the exact number of signatures collected. But I know the rally is proceeding as planned, we're approaching the target. We have quite a few voter support, over 2 thousand people have already downloaded signature cards. Our structures across Poland collect signatures on the streets" – he assures Merta, as quoted in the Electoral Gazette.
Meanwhile, rivals Adrian Zandberg, with larger budgets, can number on professional marketing campaigns, tv spots and major election events. Candidate Total There is no specified anticipation – everything depends on the engagement of his sympathizers and the effectiveness of direct campaign. The question is, is it adequate to actually be in the election race?
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