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Aggregate Results for ME30

What is the legal liability of the media if they report unlawful statements by candidates during election campaigns (e.g. defamatory or inflammatory speeches)?

a. Criminal prosecution 18 countries (48%): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, Egypt, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, Somalia, Turkey,
b. Administrative sanction 17 countries (45%): Albania, Armenia, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Djibouti, Egypt, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Morocco, Palestine, Romania, Russian Federation, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey,
c. Other (specify) 2 countries (5%): Albania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of,
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