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Article 47
 

(Recommendation of Candidates by Political Parties)


(1) A political party may recommend its member as a candidate (hereinafter referred to as "party-recommended candidate") within the limit of the
fixed number to be elected in each constituency in an election: Provided, That in cases of the proportional representative autonomous Gu/Si/Gun
council members, the political party may recommend its members as candidates in excess of the limit of the fixed number.


<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


(2) When any political party intends to recommend its members as candidates pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall do so according to democratic
procedures.


<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005> 


(3) When any political party intends to recommend its members as candidates to run in the proportional representative National Assembly member
election and candidates to run in the proportional representative local council member election, such political party shall recommend not less than 50/100 of the candidates from among women and recommend candidates falling under every odd number in order of the candidate roll from among women.


<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


(4) When any political party intends to recommend its members as candidates to run in the election for National Assembly members of local
constituency and in the election for local council members of local constituency after their term of office expires, such political party shall work to recommend 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 by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


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


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010; Act No. 10067, Mar. 12, 2010>