Moon Jae-in, gives thumbs up to filibuster but silent about cut-off

Moon Jae-in, gives thumbs up to filibuster but silent about cut-off. February. 29, 2016 07:05. by 한상준 기자alwaysj@donga.com.

"The critical variable for the cut-off was 'silent stigmatization' by intimate relationships," said a reelected member of the Minjoo Party on the 10 members who were recently cut off from nomination due to the "low 20 percent cut-off."

The Elective Office Eval‎uation Board conducted an eval‎uation of local lawmakers based on campaign pledges (35 percent), election contributions (10 percent), local activities (10 percent), a 360 degree eval‎uation (10 percent), and public surveys (35 percent). Only two areas were eval‎uated related to proportional representation (PR) lawmakers: legislative activities (70 percent) and the 360 degree eval‎uation (30 percent).

The board divided lawmakers based on their election degree and their standing committee, and let fellow lawmakers eval‎uate them with a grade from A to D. One newly-elected member revealed, "To be honest, how well one would know about their colleagues that they can give them a grade from A to D? We just give a D to whom other lawmakers would give a D."

"Rep. Baek Gun-ki, who is a former army general and now a conservative PR member, got a top score on legislative activity but a very low score on his 360 degree eval‎uation," a key figure of the party stated. "No incentive was given to those who once took a local commissioner position among PR members."

Some point out that for the same reason the names in the cut-off list are lawmakers who were at the center of rumors during an eval‎uation at the end of last year.