159.1. The political parties have the right to permanently use the media.

159.2. The political parties, pre-candidates and candidates of elective office will access radio and television during the airtime the Constitution gives as prerogative to the former, in the form and terms established in this chapter.

159.3. The independent candidates will have right to access the prerogatives for the electoral campaigns in the terms established by this Law.

159.4. The political parties, pre-candidates and candidates of elective of f ces cannot at any time contract or acquire, by themselves or through third parties, airtime in radio or television. The leaders or members of a political party or any citizen are equally prohibited from contracting airtime for their personal promotion for electoral purposes. The violation of this rule will be punished in the terms established in the Eighth Book of this Law.

159.5. No natural or legal person, by themselves or through third parties, could recruit propaganda in radio and television aimed to influence the electoral preferences of the citizens, nor in favor of or against any political parties or candidates for elective office. The transmission in the national territory of this type of propaganda contracted abroad is prohibited. The infringement of the provisions of this paragraph will be punished in the terms established in this Law.