나경원 “용혜인방지법 발의”…기본소득당 “내란 반성도 않고”

National Assembly member Na Kyung-won announced plans to introduce the "Satellite Party Anti-Bribery and Corrupt Practices Act" aimed at National Assembly member Oh Hye-sook, who is a candidate in the proportional representation candidate group for the Justice Party. The Justice Party accused the National Assembly's Equality and Family Affairs Ministry nominee, Oh Hye-sook, of demanding transparency regarding the subsidies provided to the government from the national budget.

Na Kyung-won stated that the bill aims to eliminate the structural contradictions where a party receiving large subsidies through a proportional representation "satellite party" manipulates the system. The bill is also referred to as the "Worm Party Ban Act" and the "Hye-sook Ban Act." Oh Hye-sook was elected to the National Assembly through a "satellite party" arrangement after the 2021-2022 election, having previously been a member of the Justice Party.

Na Kyung-won argued that this practice is an unconstitutional and illegal "financial loss" for the government, amounting to over 800 billion won in tax revenues. The Justice Party's response criticized Na Kyung-won for failing to show remorse for the "inside corruption" and demanded that the government eliminate subsidies to parties benefiting from the current system.

The "satellite party" scheme was introduced in 2020 when the National Assembly's Equality and Family Affairs Ministry implemented the "proportional representation proportional representation system" to increase the proportionality of political representation. The National Assembly's Equality and Family Affairs Ministry, which was formerly part of the Freedom and Democracy Party, responded to the criticism by creating a proportional representation-only party and the Democratic Party reneged on their promise not to establish a "satellite party" for the 2024 election, instead forming a "joint satellite party."