'Early Voting Manipulation Allegation' Supported by Cha Myung-jin... Lee Jun-seok Denies

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The 'early voting conspiracy theory' raised mainly by some conservative YouTubers is drawing mixed reactions within the United Future Party.

Cha Myung-jin, a United Future Party candidate who ran for the Bucheon-byeong district in Gyeonggi Province in the April 15 general election but lost, expressed support for the theory, while Lee Jun-seok, the party's Supreme Council member, dismissed the controversy, saying, "How miserable would it be if the party loses the election and then gets burdened with conspiracy theories?"

On the 18th, Cha posted on Facebook, "At first, I did not believe the early voting conspiracy theory. I just thought it was a matter of poor management," but added, "After listening to the Garosero Research Institute, at least 12 early voting results seem suspicious." He questioned, "The ratio of votes inside and outside the district for Candidate A and Candidate B is exactly the same. Wouldn't it be strange if two students taking the same exam had identical answers, whether correct or incorrect?"

Cha urged, "At least these 12 places should have their early voting boxes re-examined. What is the United Future Party leadership doing?"

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However, Supreme Council member Lee repeatedly posted on his Facebook, "At a time when we should be reflecting and resolving to innovate, we should not entertain early voting suspicion theories," and refuted the allegations, saying, "How miserable would it be if the party loses and then gets burdened with conspiracy theories?"

Lee said, "Claiming manipulation by fitting numbers to a regression analysis level does not make sense unless you believe that dozens of vote observers in each neighborhood and the entire election commission colluded. For example, vote observers are recommended by Lee Jun-seok, so are you saying that all United Future Party candidates, including Lee Jun-seok, recommended 'untrustworthy people who colluded with the election commission and the regime'?" He added, "If you keep clinging to this, it is no different from what Kim Eo-jun did in the past regarding the presidential election votes, talking about K-values and such."

He criticized, "Some Supreme Council members said they would publicly mention the conspiracy theory after receiving text bombings and continuous conspiracy theory calls, so I explained and stopped them," and said, "If you want to verify the suspicions, gather all clear evidence and report the election commission to the prosecution. Those who talk about early voting manipulation are declaring that they will continue to be played by YouTubers' tricks."

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