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Article 9
 

1. Citizens, political parties, other public associations may conduct election campaign in any form allowed by law, using lawful methods.


2. In this Federal Law election campaigning means the activities, which are carried out during an election campaign and are aimed to encourage or are encouraging voters to vote for or against a federal list of candidates (federal lists of candidates), a candidate (including candidates included in a federal list of candidates)


3. The State shall guaranty to citizens, political parties and other public associations free conduct of election campaigns in compliance with this Federal Law, other federal laws. 10


4. Equal conditions of access to mass media for election campaign shall be guaranteed to registered candidates, political parties which registered their federal lists of candidates.