Election campaign via public events

1. State power bodies and local governments must assist candidates and political parties in organizing assemblies and meetings with citizens, public debates and discussions, meetings, demonstrations and marches and ensure security of public events.
2. Applications of candidates or political parties for getting premises in state or municipal ownership for the purposes of meeting with voters shall be considered by state power bodies and local governments on the day of submission.
In case of refusal of candidate’s or political party’s application for premises required for meeting with voters, state power bodies and local governments must issue written motivated decision of their refusal.
If the premises have been allocated to one of the candidates or political parties for public events refusal to provide the same premises to other candidates or political parties shall be inadmissible.
3. Based on requests of election commissions, the premises suitable for public events, which are in state or municipal ownership and on the balance sheet of state enterprises, institutions and organizations, shall be provided free of charge for the period determined by the election commission for candidates, representatives of political parties, their proxies and authorized representatives to hold meeting with voters. The election commissions must ensure equal opportunities to candidates and political parties in holding public events.