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Article 108
 

(Prohibition, etc. of Publication of Comparison and Appraisal concerning Policies and Campaign Promises)


(1) The press (refers to the press under Article 82) and an organization that does not fall under any of the subparagraphs of Article 87 (1) (hereafter
in this Article "press, etc.") may compare and appraise the policies and campaign promises of political parties or candidates (including those who intend to be a candidate; hereafter in this Article "candidate, etc."), and may publish the result.


(2) When the press, etc. compare and appraise the policies and campaign promises of candidates, etc. or publish the result, they shall not perform any act falling under any of the following subparagraphs: 


1. Forming and operating an appraisal team which is favorable or unfavorable to specific candidates, etc.; or
2. Drawing up candidates, etc. in order by a method of awarding points to, or of deciding ranking or class of each candidate, etc.


(3) When the press, etc. publish the result of comparison and appraisal of policies or campaign promises of candidates, etc., they shall publish the details that verify the credibility and objectivity of appraisal, such as the main body of appraisal, composition and operation of appraisal team, and the index, standards, methods, etc. of appraisal, and shall preserve all of the data related with the comparison and appraisal until 6 months after the election day. In such cases, the organization that has campaigned or has claimed to campaign shall publish it together with the candidate, etc. that it supports.


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