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Article 65
 

(1) During the electoral campaign, the candidates, the political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances or organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities taking part in the elections, as well as the citizens are entitled to express their opinions freely and without discrimination, by means of rallies, reunions, television, radio, press and other media.


(2) During the electoral campaign, the candidates shall benefit, without discrimination, from adequate spaces where to meet their voters. Such spaces may be located at the seat of the town hall, in schools, community centres, cultural centres and cinema theatres, based on agreements concerning the maintenance expenses.


(3) The means used during the electoral campaign cannot be contrary to the law.


(4) It is forbidden to organise electoral campaign meetings in military units, as well as in school premises while classes are being held.


(5) During the electoral campaign, discriminatory messages or slogans or messages inciting to hatred and intolerance are forbidden. Under this law, we understand by speech inciting to hatred and discrimination both the speeches and the messages of electoral propaganda inciting to, promoting or justifying racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, other forms of hatred based on intolerance or any other form of discrimination referred to in Article 2 of Government Ordinance no. 137/2000 on the prevention and sanctioning of all forms of discrimination, republished.


(6) During the electoral campaign, all forms, means, acts or actions of defamation and religious or ethnic feud, as well as public offense to religious symbols are forbidden.