32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?

Zambia

Zambia

Answer
Yes
Source

Electoral (Code of Conduct) Regulations, 2011

 THE POLITICAL PARTIES BILL, 2017

Comment

Section 14 "(1) A public television, radio and electronic media shall allocate public air time equally to all political parties and candidates for their political broadcasts.

(2) A political party or candidate shall not buy more than thirty minutes air time in any given language on public television or radio in any one week."

" Cap. 1- 29. (1) Subject to the Constitution or any other law, a political party which has been provisionally or fully registered is entitled (...)(c) to fair opportunity to present  the political party’s programmes to the public by ensuring equitable access to the State owned media."

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