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Article 189
 

(1) The election campaign shall be covered in the programme services of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio in the form of spots, debates and in other forms agreed under the terms referred to in Paragraph (4), during a time appointed for this purpose.


(2) It shall be impermissible to use the programme services of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio for the purposes of the election campaign outside the time appointed to the forms specified in Paragraph (1).


(3) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall cover objectively and fairly the campaign appearances of the candidates registered by the parties, coalitions and nomination committees, respecting the non-discrimination and significance thereof on the basis of rules adopted by the Central Election Commission.


(4) On the basis of the rules referred to in Paragraph (3), the Director General of the Bulgarian National Television, respectively, of the Bulgarian National Radio shall offer an agreement on the forms, election campaign topics, formats and crews to authorised representatives of the parties, coalitions and nomination committees which have registered candidates. The said agreement shall be approved by the Central Election Commission not later than 31 days in advance of polling day and shall forthwith be transmitted to the Bulgarian National Audit Office.