US Democratic National Committee Chair Calls for Recount of Iowa Caucus

Demand for Recount Ahead of Final Results Announcement
NYT Reports on Flawed Vote Counting Process
Buttigieg and Sanders in a Tight Race, Sanders Declares Victory

Senator Bernie Sanders [Photo by AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The announcement of the vote count results for the Iowa Caucus by the U.S. Democratic Party has fallen into confusion again just before the final conclusion.

According to CNN, Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), demanded a recanvass of the Iowa Caucus on the 6th (local time) via Twitter. Perez's statement came before the Iowa Democrats were set to announce the final results that day.

Perez said, "It never hurts to be thorough," and argued, "Given the delay in announcing the vote count results, it is important to secure trust in the final results."

Following Perez's remarks, the Iowa Democrats also stated that they would proceed with a recanvass if requested by the candidates' campaigns. The Iowa Democrats had originally planned to announce the final results that morning.

The intermediate vote count rate announced by the Iowa Democrats so far is 97%. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders are competing for first place with a 0.1 percentage point difference. Senator Sanders is aiming for a last-minute comeback as he received a landslide vote in the satellite caucus.

However, the more intermediate vote counts increase, the greater the suspicion grows. The New York Times reported through its own analysis that in more than 100 precincts, inconsistent or missing data and results not complying with caucus rules were reported. Perez's claim also came after the New York Times report.

Despite the confusion in announcing the caucus vote count results, Senator Sanders declared his victory. Sanders said, "Although three days have passed, I thank the voters who gave me the victory in the Iowa Caucus."

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