(2) When any political party nominates its members as candidates pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall do so
according to democratic procedures. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>
(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 and nominate candidates falling under every odd number in
order of the candidate roll from among women. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005>
(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. <Newly Inserted on Aug. 4, 2005>
(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). <Newly Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010; Mar. 12, 2010>
Article 47-2 (Prohibitions on Accepting Money and Articles concerning Nomination of Candidates by
Political Parties)
(1) No one shall offer, manifest his or her intent to offer, or promise to offer money, goods, any other
property interest, or any position, public or private, or shall receive money, goods, any other property
interest, or any position, public or private, or accept the intent manifested to offer money, goods, or any
other property interest, or any position, public or private, in connection with the nomination of a specific
person as a candidate by a political party. In such cases, if a candidate (including a person who intends to
become a candidate) or the spouse of a candidate (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “candidate or
his or her spouse”) or a lineal ascendant or descendant or a sibling of a candidate or of his or her spouse
offers money, goods, or any other property interest under whatsoever name or pretext, such as repayment
of a debt or lending of a loan, to a political party, a member of the National Assembly (including the
representative of the council of party members in the constituency for electing a member to the National
Assembly or in an autonomous Gu/Si/Gun under Article 37 (3) of the Political Party Act; hereafter in this
paragraph referred to as “member of the National Assembly, etc.”), the spouse of a member of the
National Assembly, etc. or a lineal ascendant or descendant or sibling of a member of the National
Assembly, etc. or of his or her spouse during a period between 150 days before the election day and 60
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