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        ME037 		
    	Criteria for allocating free broadcast time 
			
				Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties? 
			 
			
				
				
					Answer(s): 
						
							
								b . Based on number of candidates put forward in present elections  
				
			 
			
				Comments:  
			
				Source: Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 117: http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016) 
			 
			
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        ME059 		
    	Television debates 
			
				Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted? 
			 
			
				
				
					Answer(s): 
						
							
								a . Yes, in presidential elections  
				
			 
			
				Comments:  
			
				Source: Official Website of Expresso: http://expresso.sapo.pt/cabo-verdeeleicoes-debate-mostrou-candidatos-de-acordo-em-quase-tudo-menos-na-personalidade=f668504 (2016) 
			 
			
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        ME062 		
    	Blackout period for release of opinion poll results. 
			
				Question: What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public? 
			 
			
				
					Answer: 
						
							f . 10 or more days 
						
					 
				
				
			 
			
				Comments: Sixty days prior to elections. 
			 
			
				Source: Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 105 (2-a): http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016) 
			 
			
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        ME080 		
    	
			
				Question: Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period? 
			 
			
				
					Answer: 
						
							b . No 
						
					 
				
				
			 
			
				Comments: There are no specific legal provision regulating this matter. 
			 
			
				Source: Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 128: http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016) 
			 
			
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