2. An election, reelection (excluding a reelection provided in Article 197; hereafter in this paragraph,
the same shall apply), or postponed election due to a presidential vacancy: It shall be made by the
central party of a political party up to 20 times in total by means of a daily newspaper, etc. from the
time when the cause for holding the election becomes final to a day before the beginning day of the
election period;
3. Special election, reelection, or postponed election other than those provided in subparagraph 2:
It shall be made by the central party of a political party up to 10 times in total by means of a daily
newspaper, etc. from the time when the cause for holding the election becomes final to a day before
the beginning day of the election period.
(2) The size of one advertisement in a daily newspaper, etc. provided in paragraph (1) shall be 37
centimeters in width and 17 centimeters in length at the most, and the photograph, name (including
particulars by which it is possible to analogize the name) of a person intending to be a candidate, and other
contents leading to an election campaign, shall not be inserted therein.
(3) The provisions of the latter part of Article 69 (1) (referring to frequency of advertisements), (2), (5),
(8) and (9), shall apply mutatis mutandis to the advertisement to be run in a daily newspaper, etc. under
paragraph (1). In such cases, "candidate" shall be deemed "political party". <Amended on Jan. 13, 1997; Apr.
30, 1998; Jan. 25, 2010>
Article 137-2 (Restriction on Broadcast Speech of Platform and Policy)
(1) Where a political party conducts a broadcast speech for publicizing its platform and policies using a
broadcast facility (referring to a broadcast facility under Article 70 (1); hereafter in this Article, the same
shall apply) it shall be done within the following limit: <Amended on Mar. 12, 2004>
1. Election due to the expiration of term:
It shall be done by the representative of the central party of a political party or a person designated by
him, from among those eligible for the election campaigns, but from the first day of the month
whereto 90 days prior to the election day belong, to the day immediately preceding the commending
day of election period, within twice per month (once in cases where the day immediately preceding
the beginning day of election period corresponds to less than 10 days of relevant month), within 20
minutes per time by televisions or radio broadcasts;
2. Election, reelection (excluding the reelection under Article 197), or postponed election due to the
presidential vacancy:
It shall be done by the representative of the central party of a political party or a person designated by
him, from among those eligible for the election campaigns, up to five times by each television or
radio broadcast respectively from the time when the reason for holding the election becomes final to
a day before the beginning day of election period, within 10 minutes per time.
(2) Where a broadcast speech is conducted using a television broadcast facility under paragraph (1), other
contents than the figures of making a speech, names of political parties (including marks and symbols of
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