Only Two Posters for Incheon Mayor Candidate Number 2... Was the Omission of Candidate Park Namchun a Mistake?

In the election poster board of an apartment in Songdo International City, Incheon, two posters of candidate number 2 (People Power Party) Yoo Jeong-bok are posted, while candidate number 1 (Democratic Party) Park Nam-chun's poster is missing. / Photo by Park Hye-sook hsp0664@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Supporters of the Democratic Party of Korea protested after a poster of Park Namchun, the Incheon mayoral candidate, was missing from the election bulletin board in an apartment in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.

According to Democratic Party supporters on the 21st, around 7 p.m. the previous day, posters featuring photos of mayoral candidates were posted on the election bulletin board of Apartment A in Songdo International City, but it was confirmed that the poster of candidate No. 1 (Democratic Party) Park Namchun was missing.

Instead, two posters of candidate No. 2 (People Power Party) Yoo Jeongbok were attached in that spot.

The Yeonsu District Election Commission reportedly reattached Park’s election poster around 9:20 p.m., about two hours after receiving protest calls from Democratic Party supporters.

The district election commission explained, "We outsourced the task of posting election posters to an external company, and it seems a mistake occurred during the process. When focusing on tying strings to the fence, sometimes the posters are not properly checked."

However, Park’s campaign and Democratic Party supporters strongly opposed this, saying it is absolutely unacceptable to omit a specific candidate’s poster. Democratic Party lawmakers from the Incheon area are reportedly planning to visit the Incheon City Election Commission to protest and demand measures to prevent recurrence.

Democratic Party supporter B said, "The election commission excuses it as a mistake, but it is absurd that such a thing could happen. A thorough investigation is needed to determine whether there was any intentionality."

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