|
total countries/territories: 34
|
|---|
| Country/Territory |
Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
|
Albania
|
e. None
|
Source:
Art 133 et seq. Electoral Code Questions 2.5 et seq.
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Albania Question
|
2012/02/21
|
|
Algeria
|
e. None
|
No media provide free broadcast time or printed advertisement space to political parties for national election campaigns
Source:
Part 4, Section 2, Articles 184 to 193 from the Algerian Election Law.
|
2005/05/07
|
|
Austria
|
e. None
|
|
2005/06/09
|
|
Bahrain
|
e. None
|
Not applicable because political organizations are entirely prohibited, and those who attempt to establish them may be subjected to heavy penalties.
Source:
The Law of the Shura Council and the Parliament issued by Law by Decree no 14 for 2002.
Law by Decree number 14 for 2002, part 3, organizing referendums and elections. Exercising political rights.
http://www.article19.org/docimages/334.htm
|
2006/05/08
|
|
Belarus
|
a. Publicly owned
|
Source:
Art 45 et seq. electoral code
law on press and mass media
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Belarus
|
2006/04/06
|
|
Benin
|
a. Publicly owned
|
Source:
Decision N°03-007/HAAC concerning the regulation of the pre-campaigning and campaigning for the legislative elections in March 2003.
|
2005/06/28
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
e. None
|
|
2005/03/29
|
|
Brazil
|
a. Publicly owned
b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
|
|
2024/10/21
|
|
Bulgaria
|
e. None
|
No media provide free broadcast time or printed advertisement space to political parties for national election campaigns
Source:
Law for Election of National Representatives Art 71
|
2005/11/15
|
|
Croatia
|
a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
|
The entire program offer may not serve a particular party interest or opinion on an one/sided basis. During the pre-election campaining a Radio and Tel. Concessionaire must enable to all parties the possibility of commercial political advertising under equal conditions
Source:
Act on election, The act on the right of access to information
|
2005/11/14
|
|
Czech Republic
|
e. None
|
Not specified in the electoral acts.
Source:
Act NO. 247 On Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and on Amendments of Certain Other Acts, Dated September 27, 1995
Article 16
|
2006/11/30
|
|
Djibouti
|
b. Government owned
d. Owned by political parties
|
Source:
Elections in Africa
A Data Handbook.1999, Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, and Michael Krennerich
|
2005/05/10
|
|
Eritrea
|
b. Government owned
|
Source:
Elections Act, Art 44
|
2011/06/22
|
|
Germany
|
e. None
|
Source:
Article 42, Interstate Broadcasting Agreement
|
2021/11/20
|
|
Italy
|
c. Privately owned
|
The Communications Regulatory Authority (Agcom) regulates this type of advertisement. Equal conditions for all parties must be applied.
Source:
Law of 22 February 2000, n. 28, Art. 7
|
2012/04/16
|
|
Kenya
|
e. None
|
|
2012/02/24
|
|
Kiribati
|
e. None
|
There is no free broadcast time. The candidate or the parties have to fund for their own campaign.
Source:
Email from Ms Takiakia Maatia, Chief Electoral Officer, Department of Justice, Kiribati, January 31, 2018
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/159/55
|
2020/05/05
|
|
Lithuania
|
e. None
|
|
2005/03/29
|
|
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
e. None
|
Not regulated by the law.
|
2005/03/23
|
|
Malaysia
|
d. Owned by political parties
|
No media provide free broadcast time or printed advertisement space to political parties for national election campaigns
Source:
Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia
|
2007/01/21
|
|
Morocco
|
b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
|
Source:
Chapter 4, Sections 1, 2, and 3, Articles 285 to 295 of the Moroccan Election Law.
|
2005/05/08
|
|
Niger
|
a. Publicly owned
|
Source:
Pr Niandou Souley ABDOULAYE
|
2005/06/07
|
|
Portugal
|
a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
|
Source:
Electoral Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979 as amended, Art. 64
|
2012/04/20
|
|
Romania
|
c. Privately owned
|
|
2005/03/30
|
|
Russian Federation
|
a. Publicly owned
|
Publicly owned. More detailed information about the amount of time and other provisions - Articles 50, 51.
Source:
Federal Law: "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum" (as amended by the Federal Laws of July 7, 2004, No.46-FZ, of July 21, 2005, No,93-FZ), articles 50 and 51.
|
2016/06/06
|
|
Seychelles
|
b. Government owned
d. Owned by political parties
|
Source:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2003/countryratings/seychelles.htm
|
2005/08/30
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
e. None
|
|
2005/06/09
|
|
Slovakia
|
e. None
|
|
2005/04/02
|
|
Slovenia
|
e. None
|
|
2005/04/11
|
|
Somalia
|
e. None
|
Source:
http://www.somalilandtimes.net/2003/57/5713.htm
|
2005/05/04
|
|
Turkey
|
e. None
|
Source:
art 52 et seq. Electoral Code
|
2005/03/30
|
|
Ukraine
|
c. Privately owned
|
Parties (blocs) shall have the right, at the expense and within the limits of funds which are allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections, to publish their election programs, as submitted by them at the moment of registration of their candidates for deputy, in newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Kurier", the printing patterns of all such publications to be the same and each material to contain not more than seven thousand eight hundred symbols. The agreement on publication of the said materials with the editorial boards of the above newspapers shall be concluded by the Central Election Commission.
Source:
Art. 55. of the parliamentary electoral law
|
2006/11/20
|
|
Yemen
|
b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
|
Source:
Section 4, Article 39 of the Electoral Law of Yemen 2001.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=181120033455535&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
|
2006/11/20
|
