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For example, Article 18(4) restricts campaigning by various individuals or bodies, including national and local self government bodies and their employees as well as foreign citizens’ organizations. This clause should be clarified to include that those in the enumerated list are prohibited from being the recipient of campaigning and cannot be campaigners in their official capacity. National and local self government bodies and their employees should not campaign on behalf of a candidate or party in their official capacity. This would be consistent with the provisions of Article 22.1 which prohibit candidates who are in political or discretionary positions from using their office or other administrative resources for campaign purposes. Consideration should be given to include a more explicit prohibition of the use of administrative resources in general and by candidates and others involved in campaigning.