Skopje, 7 December 2016 – While monitoring the coverage of the elections by Televizija Nova DOOEL Skopje, TV Art Artan DOO Tetovo, HDTR Kanal Plus DOOEL Skopje, TRD Radio Antena 5 Petrov, Janevski i Gushev DOO Skopje, and TRD Radio Slobodna Makedonija DOOEL Skopje, the Agency detected violation of certain articles of the Electoral Code related to paid political advertising.
While monitoring Televizija Nova DOOEL Skopje and HDTR Kanal Plus DOOEL Skopje, the Agency found there was no compliance with Article 75-f, Paragraph 1, of the Electoral Code, as these broadcasters had aired more than 8 minutes of paid political advertising by the ruling political parties per real hour.
The Antena 5 Petrov, Janevski i Gushev DOO Skopje Radio and ART Artan DOO Tetovo TV had aired paid political advertising without stating the entity that had ordered the ad, contrary to Article 76, Paragraph 2, while TRD Radio Slobodna Makedonija DOOEL Skopje had aired paid political advertising within specific information programmes, contrary to Article 76, Paragraph 4.
The reports on the conducted monitoring are available at the following links: