(Restriction on Broadcast Speech of Platform and Policy)

(1) Where a political party conducts a broadcast speech for publicizing its platform and policies using a broadcast facility (referring to a broadcast
facility under Article 70 (1); hereafter the same shall apply in this Article) it shall be done within the limit falling under any of the following subparagraphs:

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>

1. Election due to the expiration of term: It shall be done by the representative of the central party of a political party or a person designated by him, from among those eligible for the election campaigns, but from the first day of the month whereto 90 days prior to the election day belong, to the day immediately preceding the commending day of election period, within twice per month (once in cases where the day immediately preceding the beginning day of election period corresponds to less than ten days of relevant month), within 20 minutes per time by televisions or radio broadcasts;

2. Election, reelection (excluding the reelection under Article 197), or postponed election due to the presidential vacancy: It shall be done by the representative of the central party of a political party or a person designated by him, from among those eligible for the election campaigns, up to five times by each television or radio broadcast respectively from the time when the reason for holding the election becomes final to a day before the beginning day of election period, within ten minutes per time.

(2) Where a broadcast speech is conducted using a television broadcast facility under paragraph (1), other contents than the figures of making a speech, names of political parties (including marks and symbols of the relevant parties), the outlines of speeches and statistics shall not be telecasted, and where intending to broadcast through video recording of broadcast speeches, the competent broadcast facility shall be used. 

<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>

(3) In case of making a broadcast speech under paragraph (1), the speech with contents leading to an election campaign shall not be made.

(4) Expenses for a broadcast speech under paragraph (1) shall be borne by the political party concerned, but in cases where a political party which
has formed a negotiation body in the National Assembly makes a broadcast speech using a public broadcasting company, the expenses for broadcast speeches (excluding those for producing) once per month conducted by each television and radio broadcast respectively at each public broadcasting company shall be borne by the public broadcasting company concerned.

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>

(5) Where intending to make a broadcast speech expenses of which shall be borne by a public broadcasting company under paragraph (4), date and
time, time bands and other necessary matters for the relevant broadcast speech shall be determined under the consultation between the relevant public broadcasting company and the relevant political party. 

(6) The provisions of Article 70 (1) (latter part), (6), and (8) and Article 71 (10) and (12) shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to a broadcast speech under paragraph (1).

(7) The forms of a written report on broadcast speech under paragraph (6) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Regulations of the
National Election Commission.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000]