Kim Jong-in and Joo Ho-young: "Election Commission, Uphold the Neutrality and Independence Specified in the Constitution"

Cancellation of Saengtaetang Son's Press Conference
Kim: "It was Planned. No Need to Worry"
Joo Visits Election Commission to Protest and Demand Correction

Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is delivering an opening remark at the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, criticized on the 5th, saying, "I doubt whether the National Election Commission is truly fulfilling its role as a neutral and independent organization as stipulated by the Constitution."

Chairman Kim held a meeting of the Central Election Countermeasures Committee that day and said, "We all know well that the public's explosive anger will correct the Election Commission's wrong status, and I urge them to strictly maintain election neutrality and independence even now."

Regarding the high early voting rate in the by-elections held on the 2nd and 3rd, he said, "The public knows the mismanagement of the Moon Jae-in administration over the past four years and why the April 7 by-elections were held," emphasizing, "Please clearly state that this is an expression of anger toward the government."

Floor Leader Joo Ho-young also criticized, saying, "The public's anger is directed at the Election Commission," and "The Election Commission has degenerated into the ruling party's election countermeasures committee (Seondaewi)."

Floor Leader Joo said, "The Election Commission is showing bias, partiality, and infringing on constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression," adding, "We need measures to address how much more blatant decisions they will make in next year's presidential election." He also announced, "The floor leadership plans to visit the Election Commission at 11 o'clock to protest and demand correction."

Meanwhile, regarding the visit to Saengtaetang in Naegok-dong by Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate, which was questioned by Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, Floor Leader Joo said, "Who remembers what clothes or shoes they wore 16 years ago?" and added, "No matter how urgent, I hope Park Young-sun stops this."

He warned, "Be especially careful not to be punished after the election while helping candidate Park."

Regarding reporters' questions about the cancellation of the press conference by the son of the Saengtaetang owner, Chairman Kim dismissed it, saying, "That was already planned, so there's no need to pay much attention to it."

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