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Media and Elections
What legal instruments are used to regulate media coverage of elections?
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# Countries
% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 49
a . Law
39
79.5 %
Albania ,
Australia ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Belgium ,
Bahrain ,
Benin ,
Brazil ,
Belarus ,
Canada ,
Switzerland ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Germany ,
Algeria ,
Eritrea ,
Spain ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Greece ,
Croatia ,
Hungary ,
Italy ,
Kenya ,
Liechtenstein ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Niger ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Seychelles ,
Slovenia ,
Slovakia ,
Somalia ,
Turkey ,
Ukraine ,
b . Secondary legislation (e.g. regulations)
17
34.6 %
Benin ,
Bermuda ,
Brazil ,
Belarus ,
France ,
Greece ,
Croatia ,
Kenya ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Morocco ,
Niger ,
Romania ,
Slovenia ,
Tunisia ,
Ukraine ,
Yemen ,
c . Voluntary agreement or self-regulation
7
14.2 %
Belgium ,
Germany ,
Kenya ,
Lithuania ,
Malaysia ,
Romania ,
Sweden ,
d . No regulation
4
8.1 %
Austria ,
Egypt ,
Sudan ,
Sierra Leone ,
e . Other (specify)
1
2.0 %
Benin ,
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