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Article 20
 

1. Candidates for the President of the Republic and the Parties registered by the proportional system for the National Assembly have the right of paid and free of charge airtime (including live broadcasting) on the public radio and public television, on equal conditions.

2. The Central Electoral Commission establishes the procedure for the provision of free airtime on the public radio and public television established by local self-governing bodies for candidates for the President of the Republic and for the Parties that have presented party lists based on the proportional system for the National Assembly.

3. Candidates and parties shall have the right on equal conditions to have airtime also on the radio and television established by local self-governing bodies.

4. The leadership of the periodicals established by state and local self-governing bodies shall ensure equal conditions for the candidates and parties while publishing materials for a campaign.

5. Pre-election campaign through mass media is implemented in the form of public debates, round-tables, press conferences, interviews, political advertisements and other forms not prohibited by the law.

6. It is forbidden to interrupt the radio and television broadcasts of pre-election campaign with advertisements of goods and services.

7. It is forbidden to establish campaign headquarters at precinct centers and within seven days prior to the day of voting - campaigning at the precinct centers.

8. Television and radio broadcasts with pre-election campaign shall be video and audio recorded. They are preserved for at least six months.

9. The state and local self-governing bodies, for the purpose of meetings, rallies and assemblies, organized for pre-election campaigning, allocate required territories to candidates and parties free of charge, according to the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission. It is forbidden to allocate historical-cultural buildings and adjacent territories for such purposes.

(Amend. of March 23, 1999 LA-286; July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)