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Article 78
 

(1) Political advertising on advertising panels and billboards is permitted inclusive of 20 December 2015, as well as during the election campaign.


(2) The maximum number of advertising panels and billboards of paragraph (1) of this Article that can be used for political advertising is 50% of the total number on the territory of a particular municipality, City of Skopje, or on the territory managed by a particular legal entity.


(3) The political parties have a right to rent advertising panels and billboards for political advertising in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner, in line with the following criteria:


- 40% of the total number shall be available to the ruling parties;


- 40% of the total number shall be available to the opposition parties in the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia;


- 10% of the total number shall be available to the parliamentary parties that have no parliamentary groups in the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia; and


- 10% of the total number shall be available to the non-parliamentary parties in Republic of Macedonia.


(4) Municipalities in Republic of Macedonia, the City of Skopje and the legal entities who manage the advertising panels and billboards are required to, within five days of the day of calling elections, publicly announce the location and the rental prices for the advertising panels and billboards. The price should not be changed during the election process and it should not exceed the average rental price calculated in the three months preceding the day of calling elections


(5) Municipalities in Republic of Macedonia, the City of Skopje and the legal entities who manage the advertising panels and billboards are required to allocate the locations available for political advertising according to the criteria of paragraph (3) of this Article, by drawing of lots.


(6) The lot drawing of paragraph (5) of this Article shall be conducted by the State Election Commission of Republic of Macedonia.


(7) If a political party or a coalition fails to rent the total available percentage of advertising panels and billboards or the drawn locations, the remainder of the political parties have a right to rent them.