§ Section 1Terms Used in the Law

The following terms are used in the Law:
1) campaigner - a political party, an alliance of
political parties, a candidate and an unrelated person conducting
a pre-election campaign;
2) unrelated person - a legal or natural person not
related to political parties or their alliances, or a registered
association of such persons who are conducting a pre-election
campaign in their name;
3) pre-election campaign - the advertising of a
political party, alliance of political parties, or a candidate in
the mass media or otherwise if it includes a direct or indirect
invitation to vote for or against a political party, alliance of
political parties, or candidate;
4) pre-election campaign period - the period from the
120th day before the elections until the election day.
If the Saeima has been dissolved or recalled or a local
government council is dissolved, or repeat elections are
announced, the pre-election campaign period shall be the period
from the day of announcing the elections until the election
day;
5) payment - any consideration, including any financial
benefits, services, transfer of rights, exemption from an
obligation, waiver of any right in favour of another person, etc.
(hereinafter also - the fee);
6) hidden pre-election campaign - a pre-election
campaign for which a payment is received and the payer of which
(provider of the compensation) has not been indicated in
contradiction with the provisions of this Law.
[16 June 2016; 10 June 2021]