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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):
g . Other (specify)
Comments:
There are no provisions for the allocation of free broadcast or advertisement, but in the 2007 general election, the government owned radio station provided 15 minute allocations to the candidates.
Source:
Report of the Pacific Islands Forum Election Observer Team to the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Nitijela (Parliamentary) Elections (2007). (https://www.forumsec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Forum-election-observation-report-RMI-2007.pdf)
Verified:
2023/10/12
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
d . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified:
2023/10/12
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:
Verified:
2023/10/12
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:
The lack of a spending limit was cited as one of the major problems surrounding the integrity of the election by an observation report.
Source:
Report of the Pacific Islands Forum Election Observer Team to the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Nitijela (Parliamentary) Elections (2007). (https://www.forumsec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Forum-election-observation-report-RMI-2007.pdf)
Verified:
2023/10/12
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