Access to radio and television for candidates during the electoral period is subject to compliance with certain rules laid down by the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisual (CSA).
For the 2020 municipal elections, the rules governing speaking times on radio and television are set out in a CSA recommendation published in the Official Journal of 12 December 2019. This complements a CFS deliberation of 4 January 2011 on the principle of political pluralism in radio and television services during the electoral period (read more about Vie-publique.fr).
