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Article 75
 

(1) The broadcasters shall ensure balanced coverage of the elections in all forms of electoral presentation in the media in the following manner:


a) with regard to the elections for President of the Republic, in accordance with the principle of equality for all presidential candidates both in the first and the second round of elections;


b) with regard to the elections for Members of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, in accordance with the principle of proportionality based on the number of confirmed candidate’ lists for Members of Parliament; and


c) with regard to the local elections:


- the election of Mayor of municipality, i.e. Mayor of the City of Skopje, in accordance with the principle of equality for all candidates for Mayors both in the first and second round of elections;


- the election of Members of the Municipal Councils, i.e. Members of the Council of the City of Skopje, for broadcasters on national and regional level in accordance with the principle of proportionality based on the number of confirmed candidates’ lists for Members of the Municipal Councils, i.e. Members of the Council of the City of Skopje, whereas for the broadcasters on local level in accordance with the principle of equality.


(2) When establishing whether the media coverage of the elections was balanced, one shall take into consideration the intensity of the activities in the framework of the campaigns of the organizers of the election campaign.


(3) Paid political advertising shall be exempted from the principle of proportionality, i.e. equality.