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The proposal put forward by Panama's Commission for Electoral Reform is based on a suggestion by TV stations and was discussed by press representatives from radio and newspapers as well as magistrates from the country's elections authority (TE in Spanish).
According to José González Pinilla in his article for Prensa.com, "TE magistrates and the president of the commission, Gerardo Solís, commented that it was an error not to have invited radio and newspaper representatives to the first discussions on political advertizing".
The aim of the proposal is to regulate spending on publicity at election time, avoid one channel becoming saturated by a particular candidate and give parties equal opportunities for exposure in communication media".
Source: Prensa.com
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A press release by the Electoral Court reads:
About ten companies have responded to an invitation from the Electoral Tribunal to participate in a tender for an advertising campaign for the general election, to be launched in 2012 and concluding in 2014 with the election process.
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