(1) The election campaign shall start and end with adresses of the candidates for President and Vice President broadcasted by the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio, whereas the sequence of adresses shall be determined by drawing lots according to procedure specified by the Central Elections Commission.
(2) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall prepare blocks of speeches of not less than two but not more than six pairs of candidates per day. The candidates on the lists for President and Vice President shall have seven minutes for their addresses at the start of the campaign and five minutes at the end of the campaign.
(3) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall provide for disputes television and radio broadcast time of 120 minutes once per week. The topics for disputes shall be specified in consultation between the observers of the lists of candidates for President and Vice President registered for participation in the elections by the political parties and coalitions represented in the National Assembly. The consultations shall be organized by the General Directors of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio.
(4) Half of the time for disputes under paragraph (3) shall be distributed between the lists for President and Vice President registered by the political parties and coalitions represented in the National Assembly, pro rata to their representation. The other half of the time under paragraph (3) shall be distributed in equal parts to the lists for President and Vice President registered by political parties and coalitions which are not represented in the National Assembly or by nomination committees, but not more than five minutes per list of candidates.
(5) The order of presentation in the disputes broadcasted by the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall be set by drawing lots.
(6) The teams and the conditions for realization of the disputes shall be determined jointly by the General Directors of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio and the observers for the lists of candidates for President and Vice President registered for participation in the elections.
(7) The regional television centers, the regional radio stations, the municipal and local radio broadcasting units shall provide up to two hours of television and radio broadcasting time per week for pre-election broadcasts.
(8) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio, the regional television and radio centers and the private television and radio stations shall include in their information broadcasts reports about processions, meetings, concerts and other events organized by parties, coalitions and independent candidates, in compliance with the principle of equality in respect of duration, time and variable sequence of broadcasts.
