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

Some form of indirect funding of election campaigns is provided through free broadcasting time on the State-owned television channel at the time of election campaigns. There are no specific provisions on media space, but, according to the Law No. 53/2000 on Broadcasting, all radio and television stations are bound by the basic rules of democracy and freedom of expression. On this basis, parties are treated equally when allocating air time.

GRECO (2008), Evaluation Report on Iceland - Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II), p.5.