Party subsidies

Parties earn world drachma from their share of the vote, so a movement with real support can fund itself instead of depending on donors.

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How it works

Each test election has a reward pool of WDD, shown with the election in the app. When the election closes, the whole pool is split between the parties that received votes, in proportion to how many they received.

Party subsidy = (party votes ÷ total votes) × reward pool

If the pool is 100,000 WDD, a party with 10% of the vote receives 10,000 WDD and a party with 1% receives 1,000 WDD. There is no minimum threshold. Many national systems pay nothing to a party that finishes below a cutoff, often 5%. Here a party is funded from its first vote, so small and new movements can grow instead of being priced out.

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The barrier to entry

Starting a party costs nothing. The one requirement is that the account registering it is verified — the same short camera check that voting requires.

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How the money arrives

1. It is not instant. Each election is distributed once, after it has closed — not the moment the last vote lands.
2. The award vests over a year. Nothing arrives as a lump sum. The subsidy is released second by second across 365 days, and the balance in the app ticks up while you watch it.
3. It lands in a personal account. There is no separate party wallet. The subsidy accrues to the World Republic wallet of the citizen who registered the party, where the transaction list shows it as Party subsidy.
4. You withdraw it yourself. Vested WDD can be sent onchain to an address you choose, on either chain the world drachma runs on. A minimum withdrawal amount applies, and the app shows it on the withdrawal screen.

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A new subsidy restarts the clock

A second subsidy does not start a second stream beside the first. Whatever has already vested stays available in your balance; whatever has not is added to the new award, and the combined amount is spread over a fresh 365 days. A party that keeps earning keeps a rolling twelve-month horizon rather than finishing one award before the next begins.

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Why this matters

• Financial independence: parties are funded by their share of the vote, not by donors.
• Level playing field: a new party draws on the same pool as an established one.
• Direct impact: every vote moves money — a party’s share of the pool is its share of the vote.

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