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Article 224
 

224.1. Participation of candidates for municipality membership in the pre-election campaign shall be regulated by CHAPTER 13 of this Code.


224.2. On third of total free airtime allocated by TV and radio companies should correspondingly be provided to the political parties and bloc of political parties that have registered candidates in more than one third or in more than half of municipalities, to conduct discussions, round tables and other campaigning actions, taking into consideration the provisions of Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code. Rules for conduct of such events shall be defined by the Central Election Commission.


224.3. Airtime for joint election campaign activities, on the channels of TV and radio companies mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code, shall be allocated and calculated for political parties and bloc of political parties, and performed separately. The political parties and bloc of political parties should use such free airtime on an equal basis. In this case, the amount of free airtime for each candidate, political party or bloc of political parties shall be defined separately.


224.4. The norm for using paid airtime allocated by TV and radio companies specified in the Article 71.1 of this Code shall be determined by dividing the total amount of free airtime by the total number of candidates for municipality membership specified in Article 77.4 of this Code.


224.5. Candidates for municipality membership may use the space allocated in the periodicals mentioned in Article 71.1 of this Code, which shall be determined by dividing the total number of candidates for municipality membership in compliance with Article 77.4 of this Code, on a paid basis.


224.6. Refusal of registered candidates, political parties and bloc of political parties, which have registered candidates in more than one third or half of municipalities, from participation in the actions mentioned in Article 224.2 of this Code, shall not result in an increase of free airtime allocated in accordance with Article 80.6.