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Article 54
 

Promotion, undertaking and scope of election campaigns


1 - Without prejudice to active participation by citizens, the promotion and undertaking of election campaigns always pertains to the candidates and political parties.
2 - Any candidate or political party can freely undertake an election campaign throughout the national territory.
3 - Electoral campaigns in constituencies abroad shall be promoted and carried out by postal or electronic means and by any other means authorized by the countries in which such campaigns take place, for all competing political forces.
4 - For the purposes of conducting a campaign by post, political parties and coalitions can obtain from the Ministry of Internal Administration a copy of the electoral rolls of voters residing abroad in digital format.
5 - Copies of the electoral rolls referred to in the preceding paragraph can only be used for the purpose provided for therein and must be destroyed after the end of the electoral campaign.