34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?
Moldova, Republic of
Article 70, para 5) of the electoral Code nb. 1381 of 21.11.1997 (as of 29.12.2017)
During the parliamentary, presidential and republican referendum elections, the public broadcasters give to the electoral competitors free of charge, one minute per day, time for the placement of electoral advertising. For electoral advertising against payment, each electoral contestant is offered no more than 2 minutes per day during the electoral campaign at each broadcaster. The conditions for the purchase of the airtime and the respective fees are communicated with 3 calendar days before the posting of the electoral advertising. The payment for airtime to the electoral contestants can not exceed the payment normally paid for commercial advertising. Antenna times for pay-per-view advertising are granted to all electoral candidates at the same broadcasting hours.