In line with an ODIHR recommendation from 2021, a newly introduced provision in Article 90(2) defines what constitutes the coverage of the election campaign in broadcast media by listing and further detailing the various types of programmes that may include campaign coverage. The same paragraph provides that the contestants or their representatives “may not intervene directly or indirectly or be targeted by third parties in audio-visual programmes other than those of an electoral nature, expressly set out in statements of editorial policies of media service providers”. This appears to confine the discussion of policy issues related to elections to the specifically enumerated programmes, as listed in the information provided by the media to the Audio-visual Council (AVC), which monitors the media’s compliance with the law and regulations. While this provision is intended to ensure the media respects principles of “fairness, balance and impartiality”, the law could also include well-defined exceptions to this rule and other mechanisms, such as, for example, an obligation of the media outlet to self-report any election coverage outside the well-defined programs and provide the recording to the AVC as soon as possible.