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Paragraph 38
 

An amendment to Article 87.7 provides: “Except for rooms, display of pre-election materials against the requirements of the Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on buildings, other places shall be prohibited.” The Civil Code has not been reviewed. Therefore, no opinion can be expressed as to whether this amendment, which incorporates the provisions of the Civil Code, establishes unreasonable restrictions on the right to express political support for a candidate by the display of campaign material on private property. The prior version of Article 87.7 allowed the display of campaign materials if the owner gave consent. Owner consent is no longer the controlling factor for the display of campaign materials on private property. It remains to be seen whether the application of this amendment raises questions of compatibility with Article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Article 47 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan.