Park Young-sun Controversy Over Claim of 'Seeing Ballot Papers' at Debate

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] At a debate attended by Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, a remark was made suggesting that "early voting observers saw more Democratic Party votes," prompting opposition parties to call for an investigation by the National Election Commission.

On the 2nd, Park Si-young, CEO of the polling agency Winji Korea, said during a live YouTube debate between candidate Park and progressive YouTubers, "After speaking with several Democratic Party lawmakers from the Gangbuk area, many conveyed that it seems our side is winning."

He explained, "There are voting observers, right? When putting the marked ballots into the envelopes, they roughly look at them. The stamp outside can be seen briefly."

Park added, "Although I can't be certain, it feels like we won about 55 to 45. Tomorrow (the 3rd), we need to widen the gap to at least 70 to 30."

Regarding this, Bae Jun-young, spokesperson for the People Power Party's Central Election Committee, stated, "This is an allegation that election observers examined the marked ballots and informed Democratic Party lawmakers of the results," and urged "a thorough investigation by the National Election Commission."

Assemblywoman Jeon Ju-hye also said, "If this statement is true, it amounts to admitting election fraud; if false, it constitutes spreading false information," and urged, "If you are confident, reveal which Democratic Party lawmakers heard this."

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