Election silences are observed in: •
Albania (from 00:00 on the preceding day, and on the election day until the polling stations close) •
Armenia (1 day) •
Argentina (2 days) •
Australia (ban on TV and radio advertising from midnight on the Wednesday before polling day to the close of polls on polling day—always a Saturday) •
Azerbaijan (1 day) •
Bahrain (1 day) •
Barbados (2 days) •
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 day) •
Brazil (ban on TV and radio advertising from 20:40 on the Thursday before polling day to the close of polls on polling day–always a Sunday; the same applies for runoffs) •
Bulgaria (1 day in advance of polling day and on polling day) •
Cambodia (2 days, on the eve "White Day" and polling day, alcohol selling ban also applied) •
Canada (advertising banned before polls close on polling day) •
Croatia (from 00:00 on the preceding day until the polling stations close) •
Cyprus (2 days) •
Czech Republic (3 days) •
Egypt (2 days) •
Fiji (2 days) •
France (on the Saturday before the Sunday election; polling silence included) •
Greece (2 days) •
Hungary (from 00:00 on the preceding day) •
India (1 to 2 days in advance of polling day and on polling day) •
Indonesia (3 days before voting day) •
Ireland (from 14:00 on the preceding day) •
Israel (from 19:00 on the preceding day) Polls are banned for 5 days before the election. TV and radio ads are banned during campaign beside a concentrated bloc scheduled by the election committee around 2 weeks before the election. •
Italy (from 00:00 on the preceding day), polling banned from 15 days before elections. It is prohibited to say the names of candidates on television in the month before elections (except for TV news programs and regulated electoral advertising) •
Japan (election day) •
Kazakhstan (from 00:00 on the preceding day; releasing opinion polls are prohibited starting from 5 days before the election day) •
Lebanon (starting from zero hours on the day before the parliamentary elections, and until the closing of the polls) •
Malaysia (election day) •
Malta (from 00:00 on the preceding day until the polls close on election day; since elections always fall on a Saturday, this means that the silence period starts on Friday at midnight) •
Moldova (On election day and the day before) •
Montenegro (2 days) •
Mozambique (2 days for campaigning; polling during the entire campaign period) •
Nepal (2 days) •
New Zealand (between 00:00 and 19:00 on election day). •
North Macedonia (from 00:00 on the preceding day) •
Pakistan (1 day) •
Paraguay (2 days) •
Peru (1 day) •
Philippines (on
Maundy Thursday up to
Good Friday, and from 00:00 on the preceding day up to election day. At this time, political campaigns are prohibited.) •
Poland (from 00:00 on the preceding day, and on the election day as long as the polling stations are open) since 1991 •
Portugal (1 day before, and during the election day) •
Russia (1 day) •
Singapore (from 00:00 on the preceding day, and on election day, until polling stations close) called "cooling-off period" •
Serbia (from 00:00 two days before election day) •
Slovakia (2 days, both campaigning and polling) •
Slovenia (from 00:00 on the preceding day, and on the election day until the polling stations close) •
South Korea (Election day; releasing opinion polls are prohibited starting from 6 days before the election day) •
Spain (1 day before election day) called "reflection day". Polling is banned five days before election day, although there are some legal tricks, like publishing abroad •
Sri Lanka (2 days before election day) •
Taiwan (Election day; releasing opinion polls are prohibited starting from 10 days before the election day) •
Thailand (from 18:00 on the preceding day until the polling stations close, alcohol selling ban also applied) •
Tunisia (from 00:00 on the preceding day, and in the election day until the polling stations close) •
Turkey (from 18:00 the day before until polling stations close, alcohol selling ban also applied from 22:00 the night before until polling stations close) •
Ukraine (from 00:00 on the preceding day, prohibition of agitation on polling stations, external commercials and banners should be removed) •
United Kingdom; while polling stations are open, broadcast media cannot report on any campaign activity, and it is forbidden to publish an
exit poll or anything resembling one until voting closes. However, candidates and parties can still campaign (and often do so intensively), and print and digital media have no additional reporting restrictions. •
Uruguay (from 00:00 two days before election day) == By country ==