The additive to the general financing project for political parties grants free air minutes for the broadcast of advertising during the campaign.
The Chamber of Deputies approved, without the votes of the Broad Front (FA)the State’s compensation to television channels to broadcast electoral advertising.
The additive to the financing bill for political parties grants these free air minutes for the broadcast of electoral advertising during the campaign, and obtained 52 affirmative votes out of 96 possible, against the rejection of the FA. The item added to the project should now be processed in the Senate Chamber.
The additive adds to the bill that the State must “contribute to the participation of political parties in national elections”, which had not been approved last week due to a lack of deputies from the Multicolor Coalition.
At the same time, the power of the Executive power to “establish the relevant compensation for the services for the granting of advertising space.”
According to the added article: “The Executive Branch must consider the reference prices paid in the 12 months prior to the internal election of the political parties, by the autonomous entities and decentralized services of the industrial and commercial domain of the State, to each medium of audiovisual communication”.
Deputies approved the financing project for political parties
Last week, Deputies unanimously approved the financing project for political parties, after long reluctance on the part of the National Party (PN) in regards to free advertising for political forces on open television.
The scheme establishes that the advertising period will extend from the 15 minutes provided for in the current regulations to 20 minutes, where half of them will be free.
From the FA They had proposed that there be a flat rate for all parties during the electoral process, something that also generated contrary positions from the P.N., but not so from the other parties that are members of the government alliance.
Source: Ambito
