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Article 75
 

Media Presentation


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


a) For 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) For the elections for Members of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, in accordance with the principle of proportionality based on the number of confirmed lists of candidates for Members of Parliament; and
c) For the local elections:
    - For 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;
   - For the election of Members of Councils of the municipalities, i.e. Members of the Council of the City of Skopje, for broadcasters at the national and regional level in accordance with the principle of proportionality, based on the number of confirmed lists of candidates for Members of Councils of the municipalities or Members of the Council of the City of Skopje, whereas for broadcasters at the local level - in accordance with the principle of equality.


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


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