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

Poland

Poland

Answer
Yes
Source

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 In the period from 15 days before the election day to the end of the election campaign, election committees whose candidates have been registered have the right to broadcast election programs free of charge in the programs of public radio and television broadcasters at the expense of those broadcasters.
Source: Article 117 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Comment

There are no provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties outside of elections campaigns period.

According to the Electoral Code election campaigns are conducted exclusively by the electoral committees, and not political parties.

In the period from 15 days before the election day to the end of the election campaign, election committees whose candidates have been registered have the right to broadcast election programs free of charge in the programs of public radio and television broadcasters.

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