Competent Authority

(1) In case of breach of the procedure for holding an election campaign by media service providers, the parties, coalitions and nomination committees, acting via the persons who represent them or via persons, authorized by them, may submit a complaint within 24 hours after the broadcasting of the respective programme.

(2) The complaint shall be submitted to:

1. The Central Election Commission in case of a provider with a license or registration for national coverage, as well as in cases where the breach has taken place in more than one region;


2. The regional election commission or the Municipal election commission at the domicile of the provider, where the supplier has a license or registration for national or local coverage.

(3) Where the complaint is lodged with a commission, which is not competent, the said commission shall immediately forward it to the competent commission and shall notify the petitioner thereof.

(4) The competent election commission shall consider the complaint within 24 hours after its receipt, or immediately on election day, and shall render a decision.

(5) In case of breach of the procedure for holding an election campaign by media service providers the competent election commission may take action against the offenders on its own initiative.