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The procurement market can go up to a quarter of the GDP in some European countries. With these high figures, the procurement processes become a target for political parties and affiliated companies that are interested to participate to the tenders and get as many of them. Therefore, a part of the allocation and procurement procedures may be prone to clientelism and political bias, as well as fraud and therefore parties may indirectly use them to finance or promote their campaigns. More often, companies close to parties seem to have a steady strike of chance in winning the procurement procedures. Some of the most significant sectors where this kind of behaviour may be found is infrastructure and buildings, but such situations may also occur in other areas, such as IT or medical services.
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