Summary
When public resources are permitted to be used during campaigns, they should be available to all parties and candidates without discrimination.
Obligations
Election Parts
Quotes
- The legal framework must establish effective mechanisms to prevent public officials from taking unfair advantage of their positions in order to influence the outcome of elections. Provisions regarding permissible uses of state resources should clearly apply to both incumbent and opposition political forces, and should not favor or discriminate against any party or candidate.
- The use of public resources for the performance of parliamentary duties may be limited or suspended in proximity to elections to minimize the structural advantages of incumbency and the appearance of a self-protecting cartel of parties in parliament.