European elections 2024: publication of speaking time statements
Reminder
- Citizens of European Union countries elect their representatives to the European Parliament.
- European elections are held every 5 years. The last European elections took place in May 2019.
- The next European elections will take place on Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2024.
- A total of 720 MEPs from each EU country will be elected in 2024 (15 more than in the 2019 elections).
- The French are summoned to vote for 81 deputies.
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The rules laid down by Arcom
On Wednesday March 6, Arcom published a notice for the European elections applicable to radio and television services, which came into force on Monday April 15 and complements the general deliberation of January 4, 2011.
On Thursday, May 2, Arcom published a decision on the conditions for the production, programming and diffusion of election campaign programs.
On Wednesday March 6, Arcom also published its recommendations on fighting the manipulation of information on online platforms.
- Browse Arcom's notice for the 2024 European elections.
- Browse the decision on the conditions for the production, programming and diffusion of election campaign broadcasts.
- Browse the dates and running order of official campaign broadcasts.
- Browse the duration and number of official campaign broadcasts.
- Browse Arcom's recommendations on fighting the manipulation of information on online platforms.
Speaking time records
Understand everything about the speaking time rules for the 2024 European elections.
In the audiovisual media, the election period starts on April 15, 2024 (8 weeks before the elections).
As of this date, TV and radio stations must count the speaking time of European election candidates and their supporters.
As France is a single electoral constituency, TV and radio stations must ensure that candidate lists and their supporters have fair representation and access to airtime.
To respect the principle of fairness, Arcom can take into account :
The results obtained in the last election.
Opinion polls.
The contribution of each list of candidates and their supporters to the electoral debate.
When a channel gives the floor to a national of another Member State, his or her contributions are taken into account if he or she is a candidate in France or if his or her contributions express support for a list of candidates in France.
Is there a period of strict equality of speaking time? No.
The period of strict equality of speaking time applies only during the presidential election, for a limited time.
New for these elections: Arcom has issued recommendations for online platforms.
What's at stake? To fight the risks of online disinformation during the election period, while taking into account the specificities of French electoral law.
Find out more about plurality and digital regulation at arcom.fr.
The television and radio services designated by Arcom's notice transmit electronically to the Authority the breakdown of the speaking times of candidates, political parties and groupings and their supporters recorded in their programs.
The data will be transmitted on the following dates:
- Period from April 15 to April 28 - Transmission date April 29 (statements available).
- Period from April 15 to May 12 - Transmission date May 13 (data available).
- Reporting period from April 15 to May 19 - Transmission date May 20 (statements available).
- Period from April 15 to May 26 - Transmission date May 27 (data available).
- Period from April 15 to June 2 - Transmission date June 3 (data available).
- Period surveyed from April 15 to June 7 - Transmission date June 10.
Times are cumulated over the entire period concerned on each transmission date.
Find below each TV channel and radio station and access the speaking time tables: