Payment of Cost of Free Airtime and Free Space in Periodicals Allocated to Registered Candidates, Political Parties, Blocks of Political Parties During Elections to the Milli Majlis.
162.1 A candidate, political party, block of political parties not considered by Article 161 of this Code should pay the full cost of free airtime and free space to the TV and Radio companies and periodicals mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code. This amount should be paid from the election fund by the candidate, political parties, blocks of political parties before the date the final financial report is submitted. The Central Election Commission shall transfer the following to the TV and Radio companies and periodicals mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code within 3 days after general results of elections are officially published:
the list of candidates, political parties, blocks of political parties considered by paragraph 1 of this Article, as well as a list of political parties included in the block of political parties mentioned above;
their addresses;
verified copies of extracts from joint decisions of block of political parties on payment of used free airtime and space allocated by periodicals.
162.2 TV and Radio companies and periodicals mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code shall send relevant information on the cost of free airtime and free space, their legal addresses and bank account to the candidates, political parties, blocks of political parties and political parties included in the blocks of political parties not considered by Article 161 of this Code, within 10 days after the date the general results of elections are officially published.
162.3 The cost of free airtime and space considered by Articles 80.5, 83.6 and 155.2 of this Code shall be determined in a manner considered by Articles 80.6 and 83.7 of this Code by multiplying the total volume of free airtime and space provided to the candidates, political parties, blocks of political parties by TV and Radio companies and periodicals by the cost of airtime and space allocated for publishing information determined by TV and Radio companies and periodicals.
162.4 When political parties and blocks of political parties with candidates registered in more than 60 single-mandate constituencies use free airtime to conduct joint election campaign activities considered by Article 155.2 of this Code, the amount of funds returned by each political party and block of political parties shall be determined by TV and Radio companies by dividing it proportionally by the total number of participants of joint campaign activity.
162.5 If a candidate, political party or block of political parties refuses to use free airtime in conformity with the rules and period defined by the Article 81.5 of this Code, the cost of presented free airtime shall not be paid.
162.6 TV and Radio companies and periodicals considered by Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code shall inform the Central Election Commission within a 12 month period effective from voting day about the candidates, political parties considered by Article 161 of this Code which did not completely pay the cost of free airtime and space in a periodical. The Constituency Election Commission shall inform the Central Election Commission within a 12-month period effective from voting day about citizens, political parties not considered by Article 161 of this Code and those who have debt obligations to the election commission.
