During the meeting, the delegation was received by senior officials of the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA), who answered their questions and gave them a tour of the monitoring room, where work has already begun to monitor the election campaign for the upcoming May 11 elections.
The delegation expressed interest in monitoring the coverage of the elections by audiovisual media, how these media outlets report on political events and more, hate speech, and the right to information.

According to the provisions of the Electoral Code, the monitoring of the election campaign in audiovisual media is carried out by the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA).

This monitoring is conducted across the entire territory where the elections are held, and the Authority presents its findings in detailed reports, which are submitted to the Central Election Commission (CEC) for further review.
In accordance with the Electoral Code, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the Methodology for Monitoring Audio and Audiovisual Media, a document that outlines the procedures and techniques followed by the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) during the monitoring of the election campaign.

As the election campaign officially begins, the monitoring teams at the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) are fully dedicated to overseeing its coverage by audiovisual media.
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