Parliamentary candidates in Karabakh get free airtime on Public TV
Artsakh Public TV, Stepanakert
13 May 05
[Presenter over video of meeting] The NKR [Nagornyy Karabakh Republic]
Central Electoral Commission held a meeting on 13 May dedicated to the
19 June parliamentary elections.
The commission checked the lists of candidates for deputies of the
National Assembly. The commission registered the party lists of six
parties and a bloc of two parties. The commission also registered the
list of candidates under the first-past-the-post system while it
refused to register two candidates.
The commission also made a decision to provide the candidates with
free and paid time on Artsakh Public TV and radio. The broadcast time
for candidates should not exceed 60 minutes of free time and 90
minutes of paid time. Candidates running under the of
first-past-the-post system will only have paid time, which should not
exceed 10 minutes.
The Central Electoral Commission also adopted decisions on conducting
elections to local government bodies in some villages of the NKR on 19
June.
Representatives of political parties participated in the meeting.