(Policy Debates Supervised by Election Debate Broadcasting Committee)

(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.

(2) The provisions of Article 82-2 (7) through (9), the main sentence of (10), (12) and (13) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the policy debates. In such
cases, the term "interviews or debates" shall be deemed "policy debates", and "Election Debate Broadcasting Committee of each level" "Central
Election Debate Broadcasting Committee".

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

(3) The operation of, and procedures for progress of, the policy debates, and a publicity for their holdings, and other necessary matters shall be stipulated by Regulations of the National Election Commission.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004]