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Article 22
 

1. Reporters of the public radio and public television, staff of the editorial offices that are registered as candidates are banned from highlighting the elections on the public radio and public television.

2. During the pre-election campaign, the officials and members of the public and local self-governing bodies, as well as the employees of the state and public media are banned from making use of their powers (authorities) for creation of uneven conditions between the candidates, or influencing the expression of citizens' free will, through prejudiced support. Whenever nominated as candidates these people make use of the state-owned means of mass media in the procedure established by this Code.

3. It is forbidden to publish the results of the public polls on the ratings of candidates and parties within the last seven days of the pre-election campaign.

(Amend. of July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)