35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?

Art 15:

State authority bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan render support the registered political party:

-providing the equal access to state mass media;

-ensuring equality of opportunities for holding election campaigns.

(Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Political Parties, 1998, available at http://base.mmk.tj/view_sanadhoview.php?showdetail=&sanadID=58, accessed January 2018).

Article 27. Equal material, technical and financial conditions in the election campaign shall be provided to all registered candidates to the post of the President.

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Election commissions, local government bodies shall provide equipped venues for candidates to the post of the President for conduction of meetings. Electorate shall be informed about the time and place of meetings. State bodies, public associations, leaders of enterprises, institutions and organizations shall be responsible to assist the candidates to the post of the President in organizing of meetings with the electorate and obtaining necessary informational materials.

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Candidates to the post of the President have right to use any kind of public urban or intercity transport (except for taxi) means free of charge in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.

(Constitutional law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Election of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, 1994, available at http://base.mmk.tj/view_sanadhoview.php?showdetail=&sanadID=7 accessed January 2018).

Article  39.

Citizens, candidates, political parties can ccampaign freely and in legal forms and ways for participation in elections; discuss the pre-election platforms, political, business and personal characteristics of candidates as well as pre-election platforms of political parties, campaign for or against candidates during meetings and via media. Election commissions of the local power organs and local self-government bodies assist in conducting these meetings, provide premises, inform in advance about the time and location of meetings and make other necessary arrangements.

 (Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan, On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, 1999, available at http://base.mmk.tj/view_sanadhoview.php?showdetail=&sanadID=6 accessed January 2018).

Assistance in conducting meetings and providing premises. Free use of any kind of public urban or intercity transport (except for taxi) by presidential candidates.