Debates

(1) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall allot to the parties, coalitions and nomination committees that have registered candidates TV and radio time for free-of-charge debates on topics agreed upon in advance, with total duration of not less than 240 minutes.

(2) The conditions and order of participation in the debates shall be agreed under Art. 189, Para. 4. The time shall be evenly allocated among the participants.

(3) In the event of conducting a second round in the elections for a President and a Vice President of the Republic in the cases of Art. 93, Para. 4 of the Constitution, in the period between the two rounds the candidates may hold, on the basis of a mutual agreement, a free-of-charge debate for up to 60 minutes in preset broadcasting time slots on the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio. The debate shall be carried out according to the procedure provided for in this Section.