Czy warto wprowadzić zakaz negatywnej kampanii wyborczej

Abstract

Nowadays, negative campaigning is a permanent feature of political life. This often leads to situations where false or manipulated information determines the outcome of an election. Consequently, some countries have decided to significantly restrict the possibility of negative campaigning, as exemplified by Japanese or French legislation. The question can be asked whether similar bans would be worth introducing in Poland. One argument in favour of their introduction is the desire to increase the substantive level of electoral campaigning or to better ensure implementation of the principle of equal electoral opportunities. However, there are more arguments against such a ban. It would constitute a significant limitation of the principle of freedom of speech and, consequently, a limitation of the transparency of politics or the assurance of actual rivalry between political parties.

Keywords

• negative campaigning
• election campaign
• freedom of speech
• political efficiency