Informing on elections

The citizens shall have the right to be informed through public service media about electoral programs and activities of submitters of electoral lists, as well as about candidates for MPs in accordance with the regulations governing public service media and electronic media.

During the election campaign, the media service provider shall be obliged to ensure representation without discrimination to submitters of proclaimed electoral lists and candidates for MPs, in accordance with the regulations governing public service media and electronic media.

It shall be forbidden, 48 hours before the Election Day and on the Election Day before the closing of polling stations, to publish estimates of election results, publicly present election candidates and their electoral programs, and invite voters to vote, or not to vote for certain electoral lists in the media and at public gatherings.

In terms of this Law, media means dailies and periodicals, news agency services, radio and television programs and online editions of these media, as well as independent online editions (editorial websites or web portals), which are registered in the Media Register, in accordance with the law.