II. Comments on the text of the draft law

G. Media and Information Support of Elections

Article 70 provides that candidates have the right to use state-owned and municipal mass-media for campaign advertising. Article 71 calls for airtime for election campaigning to be provided by state-owned and municipal television and radio stations between 19:00 and 22:00. The provisions in the current law concerning the specific amount of time allocated to candidates on state and municipal broadcast media are not reflected in the draft law. These details should be provided in the law to avoid any confusion over how much time each candidate is allotted.