청 "From the 12th, petitions supporting or criticizing specific candidates or parties will be made private"

The view of Cheongwadae from Namsan, Seoul on the 11th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Petitions supporting or criticizing specific candidates or parties will be kept private until the election day next year.

The Blue House announced that it will apply the "Election Period National Petition Operation Policy," which includes this provision, from the start date of preliminary candidate registration on the 12th until the election day on March 9 next year, ahead of the 20th presidential election.

During this period, national petitions that support or defame specific candidates or parties, which could influence the election, will be kept private. Even when petitions with over 200,000 agreements require a response, responses to election-related petitions will be postponed until after the election day.

The Blue House stated, "This is the same election period operation policy applied during the 2020 21st National Assembly election and the 2021 by-elections," and added, "Petitions unrelated to the election will be disclosed and responded to as usual."

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