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total countries/territories: 39
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Answers |
Comments |
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Albania
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e. None
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Private radio and television broadcasters make available extra airtime for the
advertisements of non-parliamentary parties and independent candidates, in addition to
the airtime applied according to this section. The airtime for the advertisements of nonparliamentary parties and independent candidates must not exceed 10 percent of the
airtime programmed and used for electoral advertisement. The same rates as for
parliamentary parties are applied for spots of non-parliamentary parties and independent
candidates.
Source:
Art 136, 140 electoral code
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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 free broadcast time or printed advertisement space for individual candidates during national election campaigns.
Source:
Part 4, Section 2, Articles 184 to 193 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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Refer #24. Re privately owned media, this is up to the discretion of media outlets themselves.
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2005/05/12
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Austria
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e. None
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2005/06/09
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Azerbaijan
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a. Publicly owned
b. Government owned
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77.2. Public Television and radio companies and periodicals that are founded by state bodies and organizations, or funded by the state budget, which air programming or are distributed in half of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or more
77.3 Public Television and radio companies and periodicals that are founded by state bodies and organizations, or funded by the state budget that air in less than half of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. 77.1,2, 3, art. 78.4, and art. 80: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf (2018).
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2022/02/07
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Bahrain
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b. Government owned
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The mass media is required to treat all candidates equally.
Source:
Part 3, article 26 of the Law of the Shura Council and the Parliament issued by Law by Decree no 14 for 2002.
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2005/05/16
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Belarus
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Art 45 et seq. electoral code
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2005/03/29
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Benin
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
Decision N°03-007/HAAC concerning the regulation of the pre-campaigning and campaigning for the legislative elections in March 2003, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 7.
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Election Law of BiH, 2001, article 16 paragraph (2).
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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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e. None
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No media provide free broadcast time or printed advertisement space for individual candidates during national election campaigns.
Source:
Law for Election of National Representatives Art 71
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2005/11/15
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Canada
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e. None
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Source:
Elections Canada
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2006/12/11
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Czech Republic
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a. Publicly owned
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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
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2005/11/13
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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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Eritrea
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e. None
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2011/06/22
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France
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Electoral Code, Art. 167-1 (I)
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2012/05/03
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Germany
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e. None
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2021/11/29
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Greece
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law 3023/2002, Art. 12(2,3)
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2012/04/13
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Italy
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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It is mandatory for the publicly-owned television stations and optional for the privately-owned ones. The Communications Regulatory Authority (Agcom) strictly regulates this type of advertisement.
Source:
Law of 22 February 2000, n. 28, Art. 3 and 4
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2012/04/17
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Kenya
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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All do as above
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2012/03/28
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Kiribati
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e. None
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There is no free broadcast time. The candidate or the parties have to fund for their own campaign.
Source:
Email from Ms Takiakia Maatia, Chief Electoral Officer, Department of Justice, Kiribati, January 31, 2018
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/159/55
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2020/05/05
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Lithuania
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a. Publicly 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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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT 30 June - 3 July 2004 Warsaw 20 July 2004
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2005/03/23
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Malaysia
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d. Owned by political parties
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No media provide free broadcast time or printed advertisement space for individual candidates during national election campaigns.
Source:
Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia
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2007/01/21
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Morocco
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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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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New Zealand
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a. Publicly owned
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TV New Zealand.
Source:
Electoral Law: Broadcasting Act 1989, art. 73:1
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2010/08/06
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Niger
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Portugal
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e. None
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Only political parties have this right.
Source:
Electoral Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979 as amended, Art. 62, 63
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Law on the Election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, 2004, article 61-62.
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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a. Publicly owned
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13. The airtime provided free of charge for placement of campaign materials of political parties and candidates shall be distributed (if available), respectively, among all political parties, all registered candidates equally.
Source:
Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April, 5, 2016, art. 65.
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2016/06/07
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Seychelles
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b. Government owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
Seychelles election commission manual
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2005/08/30
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Slovakia
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
see above C.2.
Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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2007/01/09
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Slovenia
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Art. 8-9-. of the Law on RTV Slovenia
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2005/04/11
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Somalia
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c. Privately owned
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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
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2012/04/18
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Turkey
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e. None
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Source:
art 52 et seq. electoral code
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2005/03/30
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Ukraine
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a. Publicly owned
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Free for the candidate. Costs of the medium are reimbursed from the state budget by the EMB.
Source:
Art. 53-54. of parliamentary electoral law
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2006/11/20
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Yemen
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Section 4, Article 39 of the Electoral Law of Yemen 2001.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=181120033455535&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2006/11/20
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