Ministry of the Interior and Safety Opens 'Fair Election Support Situation Room' Ahead of General Election

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Local Government Officials, Police, and Others Comprise the Team

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety opened the 'Fair Election Support Situation Room' on the 11th to support the 22nd National Assembly election scheduled for April 10.

The situation room is located in the Central Building of the Government Complex Sejong and is composed of seven members, including public officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and local governments, as well as police officers. The head of the situation room concurrently serves as the Director of the Election, Local Autonomy, and Regulations Division of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The situation room manages the progress of statutory election affairs such as the preparation of voter lists by local governments and is responsible for cooperation with related organizations such as the National Election Commission and the police.

From its launch, the situation room will monitor the progress of statutory election affairs by the National Election Commission and local governments according to the election schedule, conduct on-site inspections, and support facilities, personnel, and equipment. In addition, it will identify major election-related situations and incidents and promote prompt responses for fair elections in cooperation with related organizations.

Alongside this, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to form inspection teams jointly with cities and provinces to ensure local government officials comply with the obligation of election neutrality, gradually strengthening inspection activities according to the election schedule. In particular, focused inspections will be conducted on violations of the Public Official Election Act, such as support or defamation of specific parties or candidates through social media (SNS), holding various gatherings like hometown associations and alumni meetings that influence elections, and leakage of internal materials.

Furthermore, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will establish and operate an ‘Anonymous Reporting Channel for Public Election Corruption’ on its website and plans to strictly discipline any local government officials found to be involved in election-related misconduct based on reports received.

Minister Lee Sang-min of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, “We will monitor the progress of statutory election affairs such as the preparation of voter lists by local governments and carry out election support tasks, including establishing public service discipline to realize fair elections, without any setbacks.” He emphasized, “In particular, we will actively cooperate with local governments regarding support for personnel involved in voting and counting to enhance the transparency and reliability of the election process.”

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