32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?
Afghanistan
Art. 12.g, Political Parties Law, 2005. Political Parties Law, 2005. https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/political_parties_law_et.pdf Art.19.9., Election Law, 2016. https://www.refworld.org/docid/5adf31924.html
Article 19: The commission has following duties and responsibilities:
Approval of procedure on the use of mass media and ensuring fair access of political parties, candidates and civil society to the state-owned mass media during the electoral campaign.
Article 78 (2) The state-owned mass media are obliged to publish and broadcast the opinions, aims, and manifestos of candidates in a fair and impartial manner, while taking into account the procedure of the Commission. However, there is no mention of political parties or
Political Parties Law 2005 permits the access to the media at the expense of the political party.