Distribution of reserved times

1 - The broadcasting times reserved by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, S.A., by private television stations, by Radiodifusão Portuguesa, S.A. linked to all its broadcasters, and by private radio stations with a national scope shall be allocated proportionately to those political parties and coalitions which have put forward at least twenty-five per cent of the total number of candidates and are running in the same percentage of the total number of constituencies.
2 - The broadcasting times reserved by Radiodifusão Portuguesa, S.A.’s international and regional broadcasters and by private stations with a regional scope shall be divided up equally between the political parties and coalitions which have put forward candidates in the constituency, or one of the constituencies, all or most of which is or are covered by the respective broadcasts.
3 - At least three days before the election campaign begins and using the criteria referred to in the previous paragraphs, the National Electoral Commission shall organise the same number of series of broadcasts as there are parties and coalitions with the right to them, and shall hold a lottery between those that are placed in identical positions.