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III. Comments on the Text on the Draft Electoral Law 


G. Media and information support of elections


Article 67.4 of the parliamentary electoral law provides a blackout period during which opinion polls cannot be published by the media during the 10 days before elections. Consideration should be given to further reducing the blackout period so that voters can continue to receive information closer to election day.[1]


[1] See e.g. the Council of Europe Recommendation on Measure concerning Media Coverage during Election Campaigns 1999, para. 3.2 and Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on media coverage of election campaigns 2007.