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Article 81
 

Pre-Election Campaign of the Candidate nominated for the President of the Republic

1. The free of charge and paid pre-election campaign of the candidates for the President of the Republic on public TV and radio is carried out in the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission.

2. The Central Electoral Commission ensures equal opportunities for candidates for the President of the Republic for the use of free of charge and paid live airing time on public TV and public radio.

3. A candidate nominated to run for the President of the Republic has the right to use not more than 60 minutes of free airing time on public TV, and not more than 120 minutes of free airing time on public radio.

4. A candidate nominated to run for the President of the Republic, or upon his consent the party or initiative group, that has nominated him have the right to use the paid airing time on public TV for not more than 120 minutes, and on public radio - for not more than 180 minutes, at the expenses of the candidate’s pre-election fund.

5. Upon the consent of the candidate for the President of the Republic the party or initiative group, that has nominated him, can also use the airing time.

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

7. The Central Electoral Commission reimburses to the candidates, who have received 25 and more per cent of the votes cast in the elections, fifty per cent of the costs during the pre-election campaign, from its means allocated for organization and conduct of elections.

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