The Proportional Liberty Korea Party Preparatory Committee Files a 'Constitutional Complaint' Against the Election Commission's Decision

Kwon Soon-il, Chairman of the Central Election Commission, attended the full committee meeting on the 13th at the Central Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, where the approval of the use of proportional party names was discussed, and struck the gavel.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Preparatory Committee for the Establishment of the Proportional Liberty Korea Party (tentative name) announced on the 16th that it has filed a constitutional complaint, citing infringement of the freedom of party establishment and equality rights, against the Central Election Commission's refusal to allow the name 'Proportional ㅇㅇ Party'.

The Preparatory Committee stated, "According to the decision and announcement of the Central Election Commission, if a party registration is applied for under the name Proportional Liberty Korea Party in the future, the Commission will refuse to accept the registration on the grounds that the name is similar to an existing party." They pointed out, "This decision excessively infringes on the freedom of party establishment guaranteed by the Constitution, especially the right to choose a party name, by preventing the Preparatory Committee from selecting the name 'Proportional Liberty Korea Party'."

The Preparatory Committee added that, unlike the past case where the Central Election Commission allowed the registration of a party name change to 'The Minjoo Party of Korea' despite objections that it was a similar name to the existing Minjoo Party, the Commission is arbitrarily discriminating without reasonable grounds only against 'Proportional OO Party.' "This violates the equality rights stipulated in Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution," they added.

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