▲ Lee Joo-hee, Floor Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea
The Democratic Party of Korea urged the People Power Party today (June 13) to "immediately stop outdated political tactics and exercise self-restraint" regarding the shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.
Floor Spokesperson Lee Joo-hee stated in a written briefing, "At a time when the National Assembly should be focusing all its efforts on protecting the people's right to vote, the People Power Party is exploiting a national crisis for political strife to tarnish the Lee Jae-myung administration."
Regarding People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk's claim that Wi Cheol-hwan, the acting chairperson of the National Election Commission, is a former judicial exam colleague of President Lee Jae-myung, Lee remarked, "The acting system following the resignation of the chairperson is an inevitable administrative procedure." She added, "Nevertheless, bringing up personal connections and dragging the President into this is making the public frown."
She continued, "The People Power Party should stop its exhaustive offensive and first resolve the internal chaos within its own party, where some are echoing claims of election fraud or demanding a re-election." She further stated, "While the infringement on citizens' voting rights caused by the National Election Commission is a clear failure to fulfill its institutional duty, it cannot serve as a justification for the claims made by those alleging election fraud."
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