§ Article 47(untitled)

estrictions during election campaigning, referendum campaigning
 Campaigning that involves propaganda of war, contains calls for a violent change in the
constitutional system, violation of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Belarus, insults and
slander against officials of the Republic of Belarus, candidates for the President of the Republic
of Belarus, for deputies, as well as calls that encourage or have its purpose is to induce
disruption, or cancellation, or postponement of elections, referendums appointed in accordance
with legislative acts.
 Agitation or propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic superiority, release
and distribution of messages and materials that incite social, racial, national or religious hatred
are prohibited.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, their proxies, other
citizens and organizations during election campaigning, referendum campaigning are
prohibited from distributing funds, gifts and other material assets, conducting preferential sales
of goods, providing free of charge any services and goods for with the exception of campaign
materials specially manufactured in compliance with the requirements of this Code for an
election campaign or referendum. During election campaigning and referendum campaigning,
it is prohibited to influence citizens with promises of transferring funds or material assets to
them.
 Campaigning for a candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus or for deputy, paid for
from the election funds of other candidates, is prohibited.
 If the requirements of this article are violated, the relevant commissions take measures to
suppress the violations, and the Central Commission, territorial, district election commission
also have the right to cancel the decision to register the candidate.

 CHAPTER 11
 FINANCING ELECTIONS, REFERENDUM, RECALL OF A DEPUTY, MEMBER OF THE
 COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC