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Article 178
 

(1) (Supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) The State shall provide financial resources for media packages in the amount of BGN 40,000 to the parties and coalitions which have registered candidates upon elections of President and Vice President of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria and in all constituencies upon elections of National Representatives and which are not entitled to State subsidy under the Political Parties Act. Any coalition in which parties entitled to State subsidy according to the procedure established by the Political Parties Act participate shall be provided with financial resources for media packages in an amount proportionate to the share of the parties participating in the coalition which are not entitled to State subsidy.


(2) The State shall provide financial resources for media packages in the amount of BGN 40,000 to the nomination committees which have registered candidates upon elections of President and Vice President of the Republic and in the amount of BGN 5,000 to the nomination committees which have registered candidates upon elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria and upon elections of National Representatives.


(3) The resources for the media packages referred to in Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be for the account of the State budget and shall be used to pay for the different paid forms of coverage of the election campaign through the media service providers.


(4) The Central Election Commission shall pay for the various paid forms of coverage of the election campaign until depletion of the financial resources of the party, coalition or nomination committee referred to in Paragraph (1) or (2).


(5) The procedure for the provision and spending of the financial resources for the media packages shall be established by the Central Election Commission in consultation with the Minister of Finance.


(6) The parties, coalitions and nomination committees shall make public the financial resources for the media packages, which have been paid for the coverage of the campaign appearances of the candidates thereof, in the register referred to in Article 171 herein and shall account for the said resources in the report referred to in Article 172 (1) herein.