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Article 52 of the Electoral Code, which deals with campaigning, is amended by the draft Law with a new paragraph 31, which prohibits electoral candidates and their election agents from using “hate speech and/or incitement to discrimination.” In case of violations, Article 52.5 of the Contravention Code is amended to sanction electoral candidates with a fine from 150 to 250 conventional units.