Media and Elections

Slovenia

ME037

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Question:	What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):	d. Based on mixture of principles (specify)
Comments:	Art. 12: (1) During election campaigns, RTV Slovenia shall provide a portion of programme time for the presentation of candidates, political parties and their manifestoes free of charge. In determining the time and formulation of the content of such broadcasts, RTV Slovenia shall be bound to adhere to the principle referred to in Article 4 of this Act. (2) The time devoted to the presentation of candidates and political parties represented in the National Assembly and European Parliament shall be the same for all, and equally the conditions governing their presentation as part of pre-election broadcasts shall also be the same. (3) Political parties and independent candidates that are not represented in the National Assembly or European Parliament must have at their disposal a total of one-third of the total time determined by RTV Slovenia for all political parties and candidates participating in the elections. RTV Slovenia shall enable presentations for these parties and candidates within the framework of special pre-election presentations intended for them in separate slots from the broadcasts referred to in the preceding paragraph, such that each of these parties and each independent candidate shall be afforded mutually equal representation. (4) RTV Slovenia shall ensure equal time and conditions for their presentations for candidates for President of the Republic. (5) Within 15 days of the announcement of elections for President of the Republic, elections for the National Assembly, the European Parliament and local elections, RTV Slovenia shall announce the method, form, extent and conditions for the presentation of candidates, political parties and their manifestoes referred to in the first paragraph of this Article on its channels, in daily newspapers or in some other way accessible to the public
Source:	The Radio and Television Corporation of Slovenia Act, art. 12. https://www.rtvslo.si/files/RTV_Slovenija/zrtvs_1.pdf
Verified:	2026/04/03

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ME059

Television debates

Question:	Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):	b. Yes, in legislative elections
Comments:	"Apart from campaign coverage in the news, ‘RTV Slovenia’ provided free airtime to parties standing in all constituencies, consisting of direct presentations to voters.41 Special ‘RTV Slovenia’ election programmes included six debates for the above parties. The first debate only included parliamentary parties and a second debate was held among non-parliamentary parties.<...> The final debate was conducted among all 13 parties standing countrywide"
Source:	OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report on Early Elections of the National Assembly, 4 December 2011 in Republic of Slovenia. Warsaw (2012). Available at: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/Slovenia/87786
Verified:	2026/04/03

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ME062

Blackout period for release of opinion poll results.

Question:	What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Answer:	g. No information available
Comments:
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Verified:	2026/04/03

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ME080

Question:	Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Answer:	c. No information available
Comments:
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Verified:	2026/04/03

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