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Section 147
 

(1) In the campaign period, political advertisements shall be broadcast by the media provider with identical conditions – especially with regard to the number, appearing order, timeframe and time of broadcast of political advertisements – offered to nominating organisations that put forward candidates and the independent candidates. In case of joint candidates the nominating organisations are entitled jointly to order political advertisement.
(2) No opinion, assessing explanation shall be attached to such political advertisements.
(3) Media content providers shall not demand or accept consideration for broadcasting political advertisements.
(3) In the 48 hours before the voting, public service media content providers shall not broadcast political advertisements.
(4) Those who provide political advertisements to be broadcast in audio-visual media shall arrange for the advertisements to be subtitled or supplemented with sign language interpreting.
(4a) No political advertisement shall be published on ballot day.
(5) In other regards, the rules of the Media Act shall apply to the broadcasting of political advertisements.