It was time to increase the number of deputies

The Special Committee for Political Reform of the National Assembly (Presidents Shim Sang-jung and Chung Woo-seok) invited the main advisers of the Korea University and Professor Emeritus to request the orientation of political reform. All members of the Special Advisory Committee agreed that they should be reformed as a "nested proportional representation system".

Kim Hyung-oh, former president of the National Assembly, said: "It is difficult for the people to tolerate an increase in the number of seats in the National Assembly for proportional representation system." However, the National Assembly must show its confidence and trust in the people.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Korea, "We must adopt a" minimalist approach "with the limitation of the special position, because it is not discussed with the constitutional amendment and the scope of the The reform of the special committee is limited to the system corresponding to the presidential system, so Professor Choi emphasized that allowing "minimalist reform, moderate reform" is a privilege.

▲ On May 28, the Special Committee for Political Reform of the Yeoido Metropolitan Assembly in Seoul took the time to consult the council members at the meeting. Photo = Jeong Min Kyung's reporter.

Professor Choi said that it would be appropriate to increase the number of members from 50 to 60 without increasing the number of members. Choi said: "When we increase the number of members, we should keep the existing electoral system as a base, but we think it's best to increase proportional representation without leaving the district." Professor Choi said: "Currently, the proportional representation of 47 seats is about 16% of the 300 seats.Although the proportion of the total number of seats is only 30%, it may be 80, 90 and the total number of seats is raised to 50 ~ He said.

Mr. Choi said that the number of members of the National Assembly exceeded 170,000 per member of the National Assembly (100,000 in OECD countries), while the number of members of the National Assembly the National Assembly had hardly changed. And the need to strengthen the National Assembly to check the broader situation, and the current situation where representation is low in terms of diversity.

Kim Jin-kook, a senior journalist at Joongang Ilbo, insisted that the number of MPs be increased from 50 to 60 in order to move to proportional representation. However, Kim emphasized that the appointment system should be modified for this purpose. Kim said, "If you are increasing proportional representation, you should change the way you pay for the old days or how the person who owns the party appoints you freely."

Sung Han-yong, a reporter for the Hankyoreh newspaper, also expressed views that differed little from those of other advisers. The reporter said: "People say that it is difficult to increase the number of members because they are insulted. I just want to increase them." "How long are you going to keep the 300 seats because of your dislike?"