Status and Effectiveness of the Election Broadcasting Debate – Focusing on the 21st General Election (2021.02)
- Author : Gyu Jeong Yee
- Journal : The Journal of Asian Studies
- Publisher :The Korean Association Of Asian Studies(KAAS)
- Volume : Vol.24 No.1
- Date : 2021. 02
Abstract : This study aims to analyze the current situation and effectiveness of the candidate debate, focusing on the 21st general election, and to suggest policy improvement directions. In the 21st general election, the proportional representative general election candidate discussion meeting and the public office election policy debate were held three times each, and a total of 467 meetings were held for the regional congressional members election debate held in each region. The Candidate Debate is significant in that it is a low-cost, high-efficiency campaign tool, meets the demands of the times for policy elections, and is an official election process according to the Public Official Election Act. This study suggest three things for policy improvement of the Candidate Discussion Meeting. First, it is necessary to obligate party representative level personnel to attend the public office election policy discussion meeting. Second, it is necessary to find a way to secure universal viewing rights for voters. Third, there is a need to expand opportunities for political rookies to participate in the election broadcasting debate.