34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Answer
Yes
Source

ART 37 'Antenna Law 1. Candidates for the office of President of the Republic, Political Parties and Coalitions of Parties competing for legislative elections, have access to the media, namely radio and television, during the period of the electoral campaign: a) Radio: 10 minutes daily; b) Television: 5 minutes daily. 2. The broadcasting times provided for in the preceding paragraph refer to each candidate for the position of President of the Republic and, in the case of the legislative elections, for each Political Party or Coalitions of Parties. 3. In the case of the second round in the presidential elections, each candidate shall have the airtime provided for in paragraph 1.

Source Lei nr 3/98

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