Election Posters Missing Only Yoon Found in Gwangju... People Power Party Demands Thorough Investigation
People Power Party Demands Truth Investigation and Reposting of Posters
Election Commission Says "Mistake Occurred During Attachment Process"... Posters Retrieved and Reposted
A report was received that candidate number 2, Yoon Seok-yeol of the People Power Party, was missing from the election posters posted in an apartment complex in Seo-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Facebook capture
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] An election poster in Gwangju was found missing only Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party. The Election Commission explained it as a "mistake during the poster attachment process" and retrieved and reattached the problematic poster.
According to the People Power Party Gwangju City Party on the 20th, a report was received that the election poster posted at an apartment complex in Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, the previous day, was missing candidate number 2, Yoon. The city party immediately requested the Election Commission to investigate the facts and reattach the poster.
The Seo-gu Election Commission in Gwangju retrieved all the posters at the apartment complex and reattached the election poster including candidate Yoon Seok-yeol around 8:55 p.m. that day. A Seo-gu Election Commission official said, "It seems a mistake occurred during the attachment process," adding, "We will recheck to prevent such incidents from happening again."
The Gwangju Election Commission inspected election posters posted at 1,504 locations and stated that there were no issues except for this location.
According to Article 64, Paragraph 1 of the Election Act, election posters used for election campaigns must include "the candidate's photo, name, number, affiliated party name, career, political views, and the party's platform and policies necessary for promotion."
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Meanwhile, missing election posters also occurred in the 2012 presidential election. At that time, posters of Park Geun-hye, the Saenuri Party presidential candidate, disappeared in the Incheon area, prompting a police investigation.
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