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total countries/territories: 38
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Art 140 electoral Code ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Albania
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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 paid broadcast time or printed advertisement space for individual legislative candidates during national election campaigns.
Source:
Part 4, Section 1, Articles 172 to 182 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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Although this is up to the discretion of media outlets.
ABC Act 1983: provider of independent national broadcasting Service. The ABC shall not broadcast advertisements (Section 31.1). The ABC may determine to what extent and in what manner political matter or controversial matter will be broadcast (Section 79A.1).
The government owned Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) will not broadcast political matter (ie. matter that promotes a registered political party or lobbies for a change in legislation (SBS Code of Practice 5.1).
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2007/01/09
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Austria
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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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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Belarus
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e. None
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Source:
OSCE report on parliamentary elections in Belarus, 2004
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and elections, Belarus
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2006/04/06
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Belgium
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Publicly owned
b. Government owned
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Source:
Election Law of BiH, Chapter 16
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2006/12/11
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Brazil
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e. None
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Art. 36.
§ 2º No type of paid political advertising will be allowed on radio and television.
Article 43.
Paid advertising in the printed press and reproduction on the internet of the printed newspaper, up to the eve of the elections, is permitted, with up to 10 (ten) electoral advertisements per vehicle, on different dates, for each candidate, with a maximum space, per edition, of 1/8 (one-eighth) of a standard newspaper page and 1/4 (one-quarter) of a magazine or tabloid page.
§ 1º The advertisement must visibly state the amount paid for the insertion.
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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2024/10/22
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Bulgaria
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law for Election of National Representatives Art 55; 60/2; 71;
Mihail Konstantinov, Vice-chair of the Central Election Commissions of Bulgaria for Parliamentary and for Local Elections
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2007/01/31
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Canada
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Elections Canada
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2006/12/11
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Croatia
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law on telecommunications
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2005/11/14
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Cyprus
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law 7(I)/1998 regulating radio and television stations, Art. 34D, 45(1);
OSCE Report: http://www.osce.org/el/odihr/elections/Cyprus/83083 (2012)
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2012/04/27
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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
Article 16 The Election Campaign
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2006/11/30
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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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Egypt
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=SIDX&StructuredIndexCode=ID0201010102010108&LawBookID=021020012049440
And Ministry of Information
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2008/02/04
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Eritrea
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e. None
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2011/06/22
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Germany
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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2021/11/29
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Kenya
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
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2012/03/28
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Lithuania
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51-56.
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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The media in the Republic of Macedonia are obliged to provide under equal conditions equal access on their programs in the presentations of the election programs of the candidates for Members of Parliament, political parties and groups of voters.
Source:
Art 51 Law on election of MP's
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2005/03/23
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Morocco
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e. None
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Free of charge
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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Niger
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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Palestine
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Articles 54 to 59, 93, and 94 Electoral Law
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020013748088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2005/06/22
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Portugal
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e. None
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This right is reserved to political parties only.
Source:
Electoral Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979 as amended, Art. 62, 63, 64
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law on the Election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, 2004, article 57-62.
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Act on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum of 2002. N 67/ F3. Art. 51.(6),(8);
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2005/03/28
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Seychelles
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b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/sc/332/all/13133
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2005/08/30
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Sierra Leone
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b. Government owned
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2005/06/09
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Somalia
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c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
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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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c. Privately owned
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Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 58
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2012/04/18
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Sudan
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Article 6 of the Law to stop bad acts.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020015496088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2006/11/20
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Taiwan
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c. Privately owned
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The public broadcast TV station, non-profit broadcast radio station, wireless or wire TV stations may not broadcast the advertisement regarding the campaign and support of/opposition to recall.
Broadcast TV enterprises may offer the times with charge to the political parties recommending or registering candidates or the candidates recommended or registered for campaign activities or to the leading proposer or the person being recalled for propaganda of support of/opposition to recall and shall treat both of them in a fair and just manner.
Source:
Article 49, Civil Servants Election And Recall Act
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2020/03/30
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Tunisia
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Articles 9, 37 and 45 of the Amendment on Tunisian Election Law.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/LoadLawBook.asp?SC=021020018498827
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2005/05/08
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Turkey
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e. None
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There are no paid advertisments
Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and elections, Turkey
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2005/03/30
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Ukraine
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Free for the candidate. Costs of the medium are reimbursed from the state budget by the EMB
Source:
Art. 32-33. and 53-54. of parliamentary electoral law
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2006/11/20
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