34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?

67(1) A political party registered with the Commission shall have the right to have the substance of its campaign propaganda reported on news broadcasts of the Government-owned media and in any newspaper in circulation in Lesotho:

Provided that in the case of news broadcasts by Government-owned media--

(a) the content of the news shall be professionally determined by that media;

(b) the media shall maintain neutrality in the manner of reporting the news of the campaign propaganda of a political party registered with the Commission and generally in its commentaries; and

(c) the Commission shall monitor the news broadcasts and shall ensure news coverage of the campaigning by the political parties registered with the Commission.

(2) The Commission shall, by arrangement with the Government-owned media, allocate time on the radio and television during which political parties may be allowed to speak or appear in campaigning for elections and the Commission shall determine the allocation of time to each political party.

National Assembly Elections Act, 2011

Section 58 of the Act states that the Chapter 5 - Election Campaigns, where this particular provision is included, applies to campaigns of independent candidates and political parties, and reference to "political party" in this Chapter shall be construed as including an independent candidate.