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Article 117
 

§ 1. Electoral committees, whose candidates were registered shall, in period from the 15th day before the election day, until the end of the election campaign, have the right to disseminate, free of charge, broadcasts in the programs of public radio and public television broadcasters.


§ 2. (repealed)


§ 3. (repealed)


§ 4. The airtime allocated to one electoral committee can not be transferred to another electoral committee.


§ 5. (repealed)


§ 6. The National Broadcasting Council after consultation with the National Election Commission and the respective boards of public radio and television broadcasters and the relevant program councils, shall establish by regulation:


1) the time for free distribution of election broadcasts in each of the national and regional programs,


2) time-sharing framework for free distribution of election programs for the period 15 days before polling day until the end of election campaign,


3) procedures in matters of allocation of free broadcast time,


4) the manner of recording and preparation of the emission of election broadcasts, taking into account the type of broadcast and recording medium,


5) the manner of dissemination of information about the dates of election broadcasts


- having regard to the type of election being carried out and the need to ensure the highest technical standard of broadcast election programs, as well as the widespread availability of election broadcasts and information about the dates of their issue.