32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?
Azerbaijan
Art. 11.3. Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2018). http://www.msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-code_2020.pdf
Articles 77.1; 77.2; 77.3 and 77.4, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2018). http://www.msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-code_2020.pdf
Art. 80.1., Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2018). http://www.msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-code_2020.pdf
Articles 80.2. and 80.3., Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2018). http://www.msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-code_2020.pdf
In accordance with Articles 77 through 86 of the Election Code, the State shall define conditions for equal use of media outlets by registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups for pre-election (pre-referendum) campaigning.
Public Television and radio companies or periodicals that are founded by state bodies and organizations, or funded by the state budget, shall create equal conditions for registered candidates, political parties and blocs of political parties to conduct their election campaign, […]
Presidential candidates; political parties or blocs of political parties with candidates registered in more than 60 single-mandate election constituencies, or in more than half of all municipalities; and Referendum campaign groups with 40,000 or more members, shall have the right to free airtime of TV and radio companies for election campaigning
[…] candidates registered in a single-mandate constituency, Referendum campaign groups with 20,000 or more members; and Political parties or blocs of political parties with candidates registered in more than 1/3 of all municipalities, shall have the right to free TV and radio airtime companies for pre-election campaigning.
TV and radio companies that are founded by municipal institutions shall have to create equal conditions for the registered candidate, political parties or blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups who are campaigning in the territory of the relevant municipality.
