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Media and Elections
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):
h . No information available
Comments:
There are no set criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties. It is the consideration of individual media houses to determine how much free time, if at all, would be allocated to political parties.
Source:
Vishnu Persaud, Guyana Elections Commission
Verified:
2015/05/11
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
c . No
Comments:
No. In 2011 Guyana attempted to hold the country's first presidential debates, however they were cancelled.
Source:
Vishnu Persaud, Guyana Elections Commission
Guyana Chronicle, http://www.guyanachronicle.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35386%3Ancn-presidential-candidates-debate-cancelled&Itemid=12
Verified:
2015/05/11
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:
g . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Vishnu Persaud, Guyana Elections Commission
Verified:
2015/05/11
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