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

Latvia

Latvia

Answer
Yes
Source

Section 7. Amount of the State Ensured Free Broadcasting Time
(1) Before elections of the Saeima and the European Parliament, and the local government elections,
those candidates who are in the list of candidates of the same title have the right to use the State ensured
free broadcasting time for a pre-election campaign in the first television and radio programme of the public
electronic mass media four times for five minutes within the period between 25th day and the penultimate
day before the election day.
(2) If the Saeima has been dissolved or recalled, candidates who are in the list of deputy candidates of
the same title have the right to use the State ensured free broadcasting time for pre-election campaign in
the first television and radio programme of the public electronic mass media two times for five minutes
within the period between the seventh day and the penultimate day before the election day.
Pre-election Campaign Law, Article 7.

Comment

In Public media, access 4 times for 5 minutes in the period of 1 month before election.

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