Democratic Party Visits Election Commission to Protest... "Criticizes Election Management, Urges Countermeasures"

"Call for a full investigation of the recent incident and a public apology"

Baek Hye-ryun, Chief Spokesperson of the Democratic Party Election Countermeasures Committee
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Democratic Party of Korea announced on the 6th that it visited the Central Election Commission to protest regarding early voting for COVID-19 confirmed cases and urged the establishment of countermeasures.

Baek Hyeryun, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, held a briefing that day and said, "We visited in protest along with Seo Younggyo, Chair of the Administrative Safety Committee, Lee Haesik and Yang Gidae, members of the Administrative Safety Committee, and Kim Youngbae, secretary of the Special Committee on Political Reform."

He added, "There were regrets and criticisms about the immature election management, and we urged measures to prevent recurrence."

Chief Spokesperson Baek said, "Although the Election Commission issued an initial apology, we pointed out that it was insufficient and urged an immediate face-to-face apology to the public by a responsible official to restore public trust. We demanded a full investigation of this incident and the establishment of concrete measures to prevent recurrence."

He also said, "The Election Commission expressed sympathy regarding the issues and included an apology," adding, "Today at 4 PM, in the office of the Chair of the National Assembly Administrative Safety Committee, both ruling and opposition parties will prepare and report countermeasures to prevent recurrence."

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