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total countries/territories: 35
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| Country/Territory |
Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Art 140 electoral Code ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Albania
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2012/02/21
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Algeria
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e. None
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No media provide paid broadcast time or printed advertisement space for individual legislative candidates during national election campaigns.
Source:
Part 4, Section 1, Articles 172 to 182 from the Algerian Election Law.
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2005/05/07
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Australia
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e. None
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Although this is up to the discretion of media outlets.
ABC Act 1983: provider of independent national broadcasting Service. The ABC shall not broadcast advertisements (Section 31.1). The ABC may determine to what extent and in what manner political matter or controversial matter will be broadcast (Section 79A.1).
The government owned Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) will not broadcast political matter (ie. matter that promotes a registered political party or lobbies for a change in legislation (SBS Code of Practice 5.1).
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2007/01/09
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Austria
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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The Austrian election law does not provide for individual candidates running for national elections. In theory, however, a party submitting an election proposal with only one person possible.
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2005/06/09
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Belarus
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e. None
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Source:
OSCE report on parliamentary elections in Belarus, 2004
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and elections, Belarus
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2006/04/06
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Belgium
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c. Privately owned
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Election Law of BiH, 2001, Chapter 15-16.
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2005/03/29
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Brazil
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a. Publicly owned
b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
Elections Law – Law No. 9,504, of September 30, 1997, Article 36 - 57-J:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-1997
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2024/10/21
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Bulgaria
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law for Election of National Representatives Art 55; 60/2; 71;
Mihail Konstantinov, Vice-chair of the Central Election Commissions of Bulgaria for Parliamentary and for Local Elections
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2007/01/31
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Canada
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Elections Canada
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2006/12/11
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Croatia
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law on telecommunications
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2005/11/14
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Czech Republic
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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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 The Election Campaign
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2006/11/30
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Djibouti
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b. Government owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
Elections in Africa
A Data Handbook.1999, Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, and Michael Krennerich
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2005/05/10
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Egypt
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=SIDX&StructuredIndexCode=ID0201010102010108&LawBookID=021020012049440
And Ministry of Information
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2008/02/04
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Eritrea
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e. None
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2011/06/22
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Germany
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c. Privately owned
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2021/11/29
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Kenya
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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2012/03/28
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Lithuania
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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c. Privately owned
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The media in the Republic of Macedonia are obliged to provide under
equal conditions equal access on their programs in the presentations of the election programs of the candidates for Members of Parliament, political parties and groups of voters.
Source:
Atr 51 law on election of MP's
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2005/03/23
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Morocco
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e. None
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Free of charge
Source:
Chapter 4, Sections 1, 2, and 3, Articles 285 to 295 of the Moroccan Election Law
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2005/05/08
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Niger
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Palestine
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Articles 54 to 59, 93, and 94 Electoral Law
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020013748088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2005/06/22
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Portugal
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e. None
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This right is reserved to political parties only.
Source:
Electoral Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979 as amended, Art. 64
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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c. Privately owned
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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a. Publicly owned
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Also the privately owned media. But the latest have right to deny publication of campaign matherials.
Source:
Act on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum of 2002. N 67/ F3. Art. 52.
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2005/03/29
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Seychelles
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b. Government owned
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seychelles broadcasting act
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2005/08/30
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Sierra Leone
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c. Privately owned
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2005/06/09
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Somalia
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c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
http://www.freemedia.at/wpfr/Africa/somalia.htm
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2005/05/04
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Spain
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 58(1)
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2012/04/18
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Sudan
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Article 6 of the Law to stop bad acts.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020015496088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2006/11/20
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Tunisia
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Articles 9, 37 and 45 of the Amendment on Tunisian Election Law.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/LoadLawBook.asp?SC=021020018498827
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2005/05/08
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Turkey
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e. None
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Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and elections, Turkey
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2005/03/30
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Ukraine
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Free for the candidate. Costs of the medium are reimbursed from the state budget by the EMB
Source:
Art. 32-33. and 53-54. of parliamentary electoral law
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2006/11/20
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