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total countries/territories: 29
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Answers |
Comments |
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Albania
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Art 138 electoral code
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2012/02/21
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Australia
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e. None
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In 2004 Federal Election free broadcast for information relating to one issue was provided as a community service announcement. This is not usual and is not an ongoing arrangement as it is up to the discretion of the media outlet or agency direct.
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2005/05/12
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Austria
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e. None
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Free broadcast or print space for the Electoral Board is not provided for. However, the mass media usually take up relevant press releases by the Office of the Federal Minister of the Interior.
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2005/06/13
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Azerbaijan
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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20.1. During the period of preparation and holding of elections, the broadcasting organizations mentioned in Article 77.2 of this Code shall provide the Central Election Commission with no less than 15 minutes of free air time per week for explanation of election (referendum) legislation, rules, time-frame for implementation of important election activities, the dissemination of information on the course of the election (referendum) campaign and to respond voters’ questions. The broadcasting organizations mentioned in Article 77.3 of this Code shall provide no less than 10 minutes of free air time to Constituency Election Commissions for the same purpose.
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, Art. 20, 77 2 & 3
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf
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2022/02/07
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Bahrain
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b. Government owned
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All mass media will treat all candidates equally and free of charge.
Source:
Part 3, articles 22 and 26 of the Law of the Shura Council and the Parliament issued by Law by Decree no 14 for 2002, exercising political rights.
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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 13 electoral code
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2006/04/03
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Benin
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Decision N°113-00/HAAC concerning the regulation of pre-campaigning and campaigning in media for the legislative election in March 2003, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 7.
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2005/06/28
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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e. None
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Source:
Election Law of BIH, Article 16.9
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2006/12/11
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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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2024/10/22
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Canada
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e. None
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No free broadcasting time is made available to the Officer of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Source:
Elections Canada (www.elections.ca)
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2006/12/11
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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=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=211220016956490&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2005/06/22
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Eritrea
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b. Government owned
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2011/06/22
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Greece
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Only when the information campaign is considered as a message of social content.
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2005/06/15
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Italy
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a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
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Source:
Law of 22 February 2000, n. 28, Art. 9
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2012/04/17
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Kenya
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e. None
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Only during news hours however anything structured is paid for.
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2012/03/28
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Lithuania
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e. None
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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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Article 54
The media, whose founder is the Parliament, in cooperation with the State
Election Commission have an obligation without compensation to inform the citizens
of the way and technique of voting.
Source:
Article 54 law on election of MP's
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2005/03/24
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Malaysia
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a. Publicly owned
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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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Niger
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Article 18 code électoral et 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:
Ministry of Information
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2005/06/22
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Romania
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e. None
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Federal Act on Mass Media, No.2124-1 of 1991. Art.35.
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2005/03/28
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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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b. Government owned
d. Owned by political parties
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Source:
http://www.unsomalia.net/media/2003/Stories/20030326_1.asp
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2005/05/05
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Turkey
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a. Publicly owned
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Source:
Additional Article 1 electoral Code
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2015/06/01
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Yemen
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b. Government owned
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Source:
Section 1, Part 4 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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