Democratic Party Submits Government Investigation Request on Ballot Shortage Incident

People Power Party Also Submits Request for Government Investigation on the Same Day

Regarding the shortage of ballots that occurred during the June 3 local elections, the Democratic Party of Korea submitted a request for a National Assembly investigation on the 8th.

The Democratic Party of Korea submitted a "Request for a National Assembly Investigation into the Shortage of Ballots and Election Management Reform" to the National Assembly Affairs Department on the 8th. Yonhap News

On the afternoon of June 8, Chun Junho, Senior Deputy Floor Leader for Operations; Kim Hankyu, Senior Deputy Floor Leader for Policy; and Lee Juhee, Floor Spokesperson of the Democratic Party, submitted a "Request for a National Assembly Investigation into the Shortage of Ballots and Election Management Reform" to the National Assembly Affairs Department in Yeouido, Seoul.

Senior Deputy Floor Leader Chun criticized, "The National Election Commission was aware of the situation in advance but failed to respond, which led to serious confusion." He added, "The commission’s poor management resulted in unnecessary suspicions about fairness and further intensified conflict."

He further explained, "We are calling for a National Assembly investigation to uncover the root causes and circumstances behind the shortage of ballots during the local elections, review the structural problems in the management system such as those of the National Election Commission, and develop reform measures. Through this, we aim to guarantee citizens' voting rights and restore trust in the electoral process."

The Democratic Party plans to establish an "Election System Reform Task Force" within the party as it pursues the investigation, and will review related laws such as the Public Official Election Act and the National Election Commission Act. The party also stated that, if necessary, it will consider a comprehensive organizational reform of the commission, including constitutional amendments.

Meanwhile, on the morning of the same day, the People Power Party also submitted a request for a National Assembly investigation as its official party stance.

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