Electoral law quota details

Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of

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(Nomination of Candidates by Political Parties)
(3)    When any political party intends to nominate its members as candidates to run in an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly and candidates to run in an election of proportional representation members of local councils, such political party shall nominate not less than 50/100 of the candidates from among women ...

(4)    When any political party intends to nominate its members as candidates to run in an election of constituency members of the National Assembly and in an election of constituency members of local councils after their terms of office expire, such political party shall endeavor to nominate not less than 30/100 of the total number of the candidates to run in the election for nationwide constituencies from among women. 

(5)    When any political party intends to nominate its members as candidates to run in an election of constituency members of local councils after their terms of office expire, such political party shall nominate not less than one woman as a candidate to run in an election, from among either of an election of constituency members of City/Do councils or an election of constituency members of autonomous Gu/Si/Gun councils for each constituency for electing a member to the National Assembly (excluding Gun regions, and when some parts of autonomous Gus combine with other autonomous Gus or military regions, becoming a constituency for electing a member to the National Assembly, the relevant parts of such autonomous Gus are excluded). (Article 47)

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