33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?

Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Answer
  • Votes Received
  • Share of seats
Source

"Parties must have five or more seats in the National Assembly, and have received 3% or more of the votes in the preceding presidential election, election for proportional representative National Assembly members or election for proportional representative City/Do Council members.

(1) The Central Election Debate Broadcasting Committee shall hold a policy debate (hereafter in this Article, referred to as ""policy debates"") not less than once each month in order to make it possible for a political party to manifest its platform and policy through the broadcasting, by inviting the representative of the political party falling under each of the following subparagraphs (excluding the political party that has publicly announced that it shall not participate in an election) or the person nominated by him, from 90 days prior to the election day (in the election or reelection due to presidential vacancy, the month next to the day on which the reasons for holding the said election have become definite) of the election due to expiration of term of office (including the election or reelection due to the presidential vacancy) to the day immediately preceding the commencement date of candidates' registrations:
1. Political party to which five or more National Assembly members belong;
2. Political party that has obtained 3/100 or more votes of total number of nationwide valid ballots in the immediately preceding presidential election, election for proportional representative National Assembly members or election for proportional representative City/Do Council members.
Article 82-3, Public Officials Election Act, 2023"

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