Back صمت انتخابي Arabic Дзень цішыні Byelorussian Jornada de reflexió Catalan Welownô cëszô CSB Εκλογική σιωπή Greek Veda electoral Spanish Silence électoral French דממת בחירות HE Izborna šutnja Croatian Kampánycsend Hungarian
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Election blackout[1][2][3] or election silence[4][5] is the practice of banning political campaigning or media coverage of a general election, before or during that election. Often, the publication of opinion polls is illegal during this time.
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- ^ "French election: Sarkozy and Hollande keep silence". BBC News Europe. 5 May 2012.