People Power Party's Jang Donghyuk Proposes Nationwide Re-Election and Special Counsel

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, on June 13 called on Prime Minister Kim Minseok and Jeong Cheongrae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to “meet even today to discuss a re-election and a special counsel,” in connection with the shortage of ballots during the June 3 9th Nationwide Local Elections.

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference on current issues such as the shortage of ballots at the National Assembly on June 9, 2026. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

On this day, Jang posted on social media, saying, “The format does not matter. A tripartite meeting is fine,” and made the above remarks.

He stated, “We need to hold a nationwide re-election and immediately launch a special counsel investigation,” adding, “Prime Minister Kim Minseok even called for the dissolution of the National Election Commission. Jeong Cheongrae, the Democratic Party leader, said he agreed to a special counsel.”

He continued, “There were as many as 869 cases of ‘twin’ votes nationwide, and even 15 cases of ‘triplet’ votes have been found. However, the National Election Commission’s Fact-Finding Committee completely excluded these from investigation. The Election Commission only keeps repeating that it is ‘statistically possible.’”

He went on to say, “The probability of the Korean national team winning the World Cup is about 0.35%. ‘Statistically possible’ is the kind of phrase used in such situations. If a victory really happened, we would call that a ‘miracle.’” He further said, “A series of ‘miraculous’ events occurred at once,” and emphasized, “It is common sense to verify the facts, not just claim ‘statistical possibility.’”

He added, “(The Election Commission) said that all ballot boxes had been discarded, but a YouTuber brought one out. It is not up to the Election Commission, but the court, to determine the ‘evidentiary value.’ In addition to North Jeolla Province, about 1,700 votes were omitted in the Gyeonggi superintendent election. There were also cases where the vote counts for each candidate were entered in reverse.”

Jang stated, “There have already been 35 election appeals filed. It is difficult to predict how many more will be submitted,” adding, “The only outcome of ignoring the anger of citizens will be the downfall of the administration.”

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