34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?
Taiwan
《公職人員選舉罷免法》第49條
Article 49, Civil Servants Election And Recall Act(https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0020010)
《公職人員選舉罷免法》第49條
廣播電視事業得有償提供時段，供推薦或登記候選人之政黨、候選人從事競選宣傳；供提議人之領銜人或被罷免人從事支持或反對罷免案之宣傳，並應為公正、公平之對待。
公共廣播電視台及非營利之廣播電台、無線電視或有線電視台不得播送競選及支持或反對罷免案之宣傳廣告。
Article 49, Civil Servants Election And Recall Act
Broadcast TV enterprises may offer the times with charge to the political parties recommending or registering candidates or the candidates recommended or registered for campaign activities or to the leading proposer or the person being recalled for propaganda of support of/opposition to recall and shall treat both of them in a fair and just manner.
The public broadcast TV station, non-profit broadcast radio station, wireless or wire TV stations may not broadcast the advertisement regarding the campaign and support of/opposition to recall.
