[21st General Election] Hwang Kyo-ahn "Will It Be a Fair Election... Thorough Investigation Needed"

On the 15th, the day of the 21st National Assembly election, Hwang Kyo-ahn, the United Future Party candidate for Jongno-gu, Seoul, is being interviewed after voting with his wife, Choi Ji-young, at the polling station set up at Hyehwa Art Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party, who is running for office in Jongno, Seoul, raised suspicions of election fraud by the Election Commission on the 15th, asking, "Will this really be a fair election?"

On the same day, after casting his vote at the Hyehwa-dong 3rd polling station set up at Dongseong High School in Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Hwang made these remarks.

Hwang arrived at the polling station around 8 a.m. wearing a black coat and a pink tie, the symbolic color of the United Future Party. His spouse, Choi Ji-young, accompanied him. After completing a temperature check and hand sanitization at the entrance, Hwang put on disposable plastic gloves and entered the polling station.

Before voting, Hwang raised concerns with the Election Commission regarding the arrangement of the voting booths. He said, "Isn't the voting process fully visible?" and requested a privacy screen from the polling staff. In response, the staff installed a tent and angled the voting booths to prevent the voting process from being visible.

After voting, Hwang told reporters, "I was asked to vote in a situation where my ballot could be exposed," adding, "It felt like the voting was conducted in an almost semi-public setting."

He pointed out, "Although it is too early to make a final judgment, a thorough investigation is necessary," and noted, "Depending on the location, the staff managing the voting could see where the ballots were being marked."

Regarding his opponent, Lee Nak-yeon, the co-chairman of the Democratic Party's joint election countermeasures committee, Hwang said, "I have continuously expressed concerns about fairness due to the fact that someone who accompanied the president participated in the Election Commission's standing committee," and added, "Today, I thought these concerns have become a reality."

He continued, "I believe this will be a solemn vote to judge the failures of the Moon Jae-in administration," and emphasized, "I believe the people will give us seats to check and balance the current government. I trust the people."

He added, "Despite various political offensives so far, the people have made the right choices without wavering. I believe that today, too, the citizens and residents will make a wise decision."

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