(Prohibitions on Accepting Money and Articles concerning Recommendation of Candidates by Political Parties)

(1) No one shall offer, manifest his/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 recommendation 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 referred to as “a candidate or his/her spouse” in this paragraph) or a lineal ascendant or descendant or a sibling of a candidate or of his/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 National Assembly member (including the representative of the council of party members in the local constituency of a National Assembly member or in an autonomous Gu, Si, or Gun under Article 37 (3) of the Political Party Act; hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “a National Assembly member”), the spouse of a National Assembly member, or a lineal ascendant or descendant or sibling of a National Assembly member or of his/her spouse during a period between 150 days before the election day and 60 days after the election day, other than support payments or the payment of party membership fees under the Political Funds Act, such money, goods, or property interest shall be deemed to be offered in connection with the recommendation of a specific person as a candidate by a political party.

<Amended by Act No. 12393, Feb. 13, 2014>

(2) No one shall direct, persuade, request or mediate concerning any act prescribed in paragraph (1).

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 8879, Feb. 29, 2008]