§ Section 12(untitled)

Restrictions on
Pre-election Campaigns in the Television and Radio Programmes of
Electronic Mass Media
(1) The pre-election campaign broadcasts may not be included
as advertisements in news programmes of an electronic mass
media.
(2) Electronic mass media may not edit, compile or otherwise
modify broadcasts and materials of a pre-election campaign
without the consent of the relevant political party, alliance of
political parties, their candidates and unrelated persons who are
participating in these broadcasts or who have submitted
pre-election campaign materials to the relevant electronic mass
medium.
(3) Electronic mass media shall not be liable for the veracity
of the data included in the pre-election campaign materials that
have been previously prepared and submitted to them.
(4) On the election day, results of public opinion polls on
the popularity of political parties, alliances of political
parties, or individual candidates may not be included in
broadcasts of electronic mass media during the course of election
laid down in the law.
(5) The employees of public electronic mass media and persons
who present the news programmes of these mass media are
prohibited from conducting pre-election campaigns in the
broadcasts.
(6) On election day, as well as 60 days prior to the election
day, electronic mass media are prohibited from distributing
broadcasts presented by and commentaries, interviews and reports
prepared by the persons who have been nominated as candidates or
before the elections have made a public announcement on their
participation in the activities of a political party or an
alliance of political parties. These persons may be assigned for
the fulfilment of such obligations which are not related to
direct participation in the programmes distributed by electronic
mass media. If that is not possible, the relevant persons may be
granted a leave. If the Saeima has been dissolved or
recalled or a local government council is dissolved, or repeat
elections are announced, this restriction shall apply to the
period from the date of announcement of elections until the
election day.
(7) Electronic mass media shall comply with the prohibition to
place pre-election campaign material laid down in Section 32 of
this Law.
[10 April 2014; 10 June 2021]