The Supreme Court has banned the involvement of teenagers in the production of propaganda materials

And foreign agents participating in elections are required to indicate their status

In what cases is the involvement of minors in campaigning before elections and referendums unacceptable, the Supreme Court explained in the draft resolution of the plenum considered today. The document also specifies how citizens recognized as foreign agents and persons affiliated with them should behave in elections.

The document states that the current legislation contains a direct prohibition to involve minors, that is, citizens under the age of 18 on voting day, in participation in election campaigning and referendum campaigning in all forms and using any methods. It is also prohibited to use their images and statements in propaganda materials.

The document also explains what can be considered as involvement in campaigning. This is not only providing the opportunity for direct participation in election campaigning, which means, for example, calls to vote for or against a candidate or electoral association, distribution or demonstration of campaign materials, but also, for example, personal participation in the production of campaign materials.

Foreign agents are also prohibited from producing propaganda materials. The exception is cases when they themselves are candidates, which is not prohibited to them. In addition, the draft resolution states that foreign agents and persons affiliated with them are required to indicate in all their election speeches, publications in the media and campaign materials that they have been assigned the status of a foreign agent.