Types of Coverage

(1) Election campaigns shall be covered by the services of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio in the format of clips, debates and other forms agreed under the terms referred to in Para. 4, in time, designated for that purpose.

(2) The services of the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall not be used for the purposes of the election campaign in time slots other than those designated for the forms referred to in Para. 1.

(3) (Suppl. - SG 36/21, in force from 01.05.2021) The Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio shall abide by the principles of equality and objectivity when covering the appearances of the candidates registered by the parties, coalitions and nomination committees on the basis of the rules, adopted by the Central Election Commissions. Parties and coalitions that have registered candidates in all regions in parliamentary elections are entitled to equal participation.

(4) The crews, forms and topics of the debates shall be agreed upon by the Director General of the Bulgarian National Television, respectively of the Bulgarian National Radio on the basis of the rules under Para. 3 and authorized representatives of the parties, coalitions or nomination committees that have registered candidates. The agreements shall be approved by the Central Election Commission not later than 31 days prior to election day and shall be immediately submitted to the Bulgarian National Audit Office.