§ Article 46(untitled)

se of the media in the election campaign and during a referendum
 Mass media, the founders (one of the founders) and (or) editorial staff of which are
government bodies and organizations, as well as organizations, 50 percent or more of shares
(shares in authorized funds) of which are owned by the Republic of Belarus and (or) its
administrative territorial units are obliged to provide equal opportunities for election campaign
speeches by candidates, publication and disclosure of issues submitted for referendum, election
campaigning, referendum campaigning.
 A candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus or a deputy of the House of
Representatives has the right to publish free of charge his election program in print media from
those specified in part one of this article, submitting the text of the program no later than 20
days before the elections. The volume of the election program published free of charge in the
print media for a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus cannot exceed five
typewritten pages, for a candidate for deputy of the House of Representatives - two typewritten
pages.
 The list of print media in which election programs of candidates for the President of the
Republic of Belarus and deputies of the House of Representatives are published free of charge
is determined by the Central Commission.
 When publishing election programs of candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus and deputies of the House of Representatives, the order of their entry is observed.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies of the House of
Representatives have the right to free speeches on television and radio. The Central Commission
determines television and (or) radio broadcasting media that reserve air time for election
campaigning at a rate of at least 60 minutes on weekdays during the last 20 days before election
day. At the same time, each candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies
of the House of Representatives, registered in the electoral district, must have at least five
minutes of air time. The specified airtime should fall during the period when television and radio
programs attract the largest audience.
 The order and number of speeches by candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus and deputies of the House of Representatives on television and radio are established
by the Central Commission. Candidates' speeches are provided on an equal basis.
 The Central Commission reserves part of the time limit specified in part five of this article
for televised debates of candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies of
the House of Representatives. Televised debates are held with the consent of the candidates.
The candidate has the right to authorize a proxy to participate in televised debates. A
candidate’s non-participation in televised debates does not entail an increase in the amount of
airtime provided to the candidate free of charge.
 A candidate for deputy of the regional, Minsk city, district, city (city of regional
subordination) Council of Deputies has the right to free placement of his election program on
the official website of the relevant local executive and administrative body on the global
computer network Internet in a special section dedicated to elections.
 Journalists and media officials are prohibited from conducting television and radio
programs, or participating in the coverage of elections through the media, if these persons are
candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies or their proxies, or
representatives on financial issues.
 Information about the meetings of the Central Commission and other commissions, their
decisions are published in the print media, and also posted on the official websites of the Central
Commission, local executive and administrative bodies, respectively, on the global computer
network Internet.
 The media specified in part one of this article are obliged, at the request of the Central
Commission, to provide it with the opportunity to transmit information about the progress of
the election campaign and preparations for the republican referendum.
 During the last five days before elections, referendums, publication or posting on the global
computer network Internet of the results of public opinion polls related to elections,
referendums, or forecasts of their results is not allowed.