All political parties contesting the upcoming election will be given air-time on radio and tv to broadcast their political platforms and messages, the Media Development Authority (MDA) announced on Saturday, 23 April 2011.
The first broadcasts will be aired next Thursday, 28 April 2011, one day after Nomination Day and the second will be on Friday, 6 May 2011 or known as the 'Cooling Off Day', which is on the eve of the Polling Day on Saturday, 7 May 2011.
Eligibility will be determined by the number of candidates fielded by a recognised political party.
Air time for each party is allocaed beased on the number of contesting candidates, ranging from 2.5 minutes for a party with 6 - 7 candidates fielded to 12 minutes for a party with 80 - 87 candidates.
The pre-recorded broadcasts will be in 4 languages.
Said the MDA statement: 'All the broadcasts will be on a party basis. They should not contain matter of a libellous or criminal nature.
'The purpose of such broadcasts is to make clear a political party's platform.'
Speakers nominated by the parties for the broadcasts must be candidates standing for election, added the MDA.
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