34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?

Slovakia

Slovakia

Answer
Yes
Source

§ 10,11 of the Law on election Campaigns in the Slovak Reublic. Financing the Election Campaign for the President and independent Candidates of the Slovak Republic’s Election

Comment

Broadcasting during the Election Campaign
for Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic and for Elections to the European Parliament

     (1)  Radio and Television of Slovakia will reserve a maximum of30 minutes of broadcasting time for a candidating political party or a candidating coalition of a political parties, but altogether no more than ten hours of broadcasting time to broad cast political advertising on radio and not more than ten hours of broadcasting time to broadcast political advertising on television. The right to broadcasting time must be exercised no later than five days before the broad cast of the political advertisement, otherwise it ceases.

Broadcasting during a Presidential Election Campaign

     (1)   Radio and Television of Slovakia will reserve a maximum of one hour of broadcasting time for each presidential candidate, altogether no more than ten hours of broadcasting time to broadcast political advertising gon radio and not more than ten hours of broadcasting  time to broadcast political advertising on television. The right to broadcasting time must be exercise do later than five days before the start of broadcasting political advertisements, otherwise it ceases.

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