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

San Marino

San Marino

Answer
Yes
Source

During the election campaign, San Marino RTV is obliged to provide equal access and free airtime to all candidate lists. Details of coverage are agreed upon in advance with representatives of all candidate lists.
Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2016), Republic of San Marino, Early Parliamentary Elections, 20 November 2016, OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

The State television and the media broadcast supplementary and complementary information programmes – whose slots are equally divided among contesting parties – and provide media access to political parties/movements at reduced costs.
Source: GRECO (2016), Third Evaluation Round, Evaluation Report on San Marino, Transparency of Party Funding, (Theme II), GRECO, Strasbourg

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