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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Criterion

Political parties and candidates had access to the public media on a nondiscriminatory basis


Election Parts

  • The Media

Issues

  • Freedom From Discrimination and the Media
Summaries
  • Access to the media should be guaranteed to all political parties and candidates and be fairly distributed.
  • Political parties and candidates must have access to the public media on a non-discriminatory basis.
  • Equality refers not only to the amount of space provided but to the timing and location of such space.
  • If private media accepts paid advertising, the costs and conditions for advertising should be equally applied to all candidates.
  • If offered, free airtime should be distributed equally.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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