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Maldives Maldives

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: Free airtime only for presidential election. For legislative election, there are no free airtime. Presidential Elections Act (2008) 13. In addition to the campaigning carried out by candidates and political parties through broadcasting mediums in accordance with section 30 of Elections (General) Act (ActNo: 11/2008), state broadcasting authorities shall give free airtime, in accordance with the manner determined and publicized by them, without discriminating, to all candidates contesting in the presidential elections.
Source: Commonwealth Expert Team on the Maldives 2009 Parliamentary Elections, p. 22: http://www.thecommonwealth.org/files/210207/FileName/CommonwealthSecretariatMaldivesPeople%27sMajlis%28Parliamentary%29ElectionsReportoftheCommonwealthExpertTeam-9May2009.pdf (2013) Presidential Elections Act (2008): https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/core/downloads/Presidential%20Elections%20Act%20final(28th%20sep%202008).pdf
Verified: 2019/02/13
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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
b. Yes, in legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Commonwealth Expert Team on the Maldives 2009 Parliamentary Elections, p. 3, 22: http://www.thecommonwealth.org/files/210207/FileName/CommonwealthSecretariatMaldivesPeople%27sMajlis%28Parliamentary%29ElectionsReportoftheCommonwealthExpertTeam-9May2009.pdf (2013) European Union Electoral Observation Mission for Parliamentary Elections 22 March 2014 Final Report (2014): http://eeas.europa.eu/archives/eueom/missions/2014/maldives/pdf/eu-eom-maldives2014-final-report_en.pdf
Verified: 2019/02/13
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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: g. No information available
Comments: Exit polls are not allowed (as of 2008) but no mentions on pre-election opinion polls.
Source: Transparency Maldives, An Assessment of the Maldivian Electoral System (2008): http://www.transparencymaldives.org/uploads/page/file/electoral_assessment.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2019/02/13
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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: a. Yes
Comments: Elections (General) Act (2008) 30. (c): From the time allotted to candidates pursuant to subsection (a) no broadcasters shall under any circumstance give or sell more than 10% of the time allotted to one candidate, to one individual candidate or a political party or a candidate representing a political party 69. In relation to an election, a candidate should only spend an amount not more than the equivalent of a total amount of money calculated on the basis of 1500 (one thousand five hundred) rufiyaa per each eligible elector from the electoral constituency for which he is standing for elections.
Source: Elections (General) Act (2008): https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/core/downloads/Elections%20General%20Act%202008.pdf
Verified: 2019/02/13
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