Lee Jun-seok "Election Fraud Conspiracy? This Is Why the People Turned Away"

Lee Jun-seok, a Supreme Council member of the United Future Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on February 20. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the Future United Party, expressed his distress over the 'fraudulent election conspiracy theory' raised between the party and some conservative supporters.

On the 18th, Lee stated on Facebook, "Some Supreme Council members received 'text bombings' and continuous conspiracy theory calls and publicly declared they would mention (the conspiracy theory), so I intervened and stopped them while explaining."

Earlier, during the 21st general election, there were cases in closely contested areas where the Future United Party candidates led in the main vote but were overtaken in the early voting.

In response, some conservative supporters raised suspicions that the early voting count, conducted by multiple counts, might have allocated votes according to a certain ratio.

Regarding this conspiracy theory, he explained, "I am a candidate who won the main vote on election day but lost in early voting and was defeated," adding, "Even I believe there was not a single fraudulent vote, so why is there such an uproar?"

Lee continued, "It is precisely because of this that the public has turned their backs," criticizing the situation.

As evidence, he explained, "Candidates in elections monitor the counting situation and collect data more accurately than the general public watching the vote count broadcast," adding, "They check through election observers to see if there are any unclassified or misclassified ballots."

He further claimed, "The conservatives consistently lost both outside and inside the district, and if you want to verify this suspicion, you can check the CCTV inside the district."

He went on to say, "According to Gallup surveys, housewives and the unemployed (retirees) are the largest support base of the Future United Party," adding, "Voters who are likely to vote in the main election at polling stations near their homes are supporters of the Future United Party, and the white-collar class, who have a high approval rating for the Democratic Party, likely voted early due to commuting."

Lee stated, "It is time to reflect and resolve to innovate," and warned that if this controversy continues to be mentioned, "It would be no different from what Kim Eo-jun did in the past during the presidential election, talking about K-values and such."

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