33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?

44. Use of the Mass Media

1. Political parties and their supporters are entitled to equal access to state-owned mass media including radio, TV and newspapers.

2. Candidates shall be entitled to get access to free airtime on the state-owned media.

3. The use of the mass media shall be carried out in accordance with the allocation directive to be developed by the Board in collaboration with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority

   and the participation of the contesting political parties.

4. the code of conduct and implementation guidelines dealing with mass media use,

   journalists’ coverage of elections and related matters shall be determined by the directive to be issued by the Board.

The Ethiopian Electoral and Political Parties Proclamation No…/2019