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Democrat primary hopeful criticizes lack of vote disclosure
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Democrat primary hopeful criticizes lack of vote disclosure

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kim Bo-mi, who was eliminated from the Democratic Party's leadership primary, criticized the decision not to release vote counts.
  • She argued that even local village elections disclose their results, questioning the party's opaque process.
  • Kim, the only candidate in her 30s, expressed disappointment at not being able to inform her supporters of her performance.

Kim Bo-mi, a former chairwoman of the Gangjin County Council, has sharply criticized the Democratic Party's decision to withhold vote percentages from its leadership primary. Having been eliminated in the preliminary round for the August 17th convention, Kim stated that even the most basic village elections make their vote counts public.

I have no way of knowing how many votes I received. Neither the number of votes nor the percentage has been disclosed, so I cannot even inform those who supported me about the results.

— Kim Bo-miKim Bo-mi's statement on Facebook regarding the undisclosed vote counts.

Kim, who was the sole candidate in her 30s for the leadership race, expressed her acceptance of the results but voiced strong objections to the lack of transparency. She asserted that the party leadership had initially agreed to release the vote tallies but abruptly changed the decision on election day.

"I have no way of knowing how many votes I received," Kim wrote on her Facebook page. "Neither the number of votes nor the percentage has been disclosed, so I cannot even inform those who supported me about the results." She further questioned the party's process, calling it a "secretive party" unique in the world for conducting elections without revealing the outcome.

Even the most basic village elections make their vote counts public.

— Kim Bo-miKim Bo-mi's criticism of the Democratic Party's lack of transparency in its primary election.

The party's election management committee announced that former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, lawmaker Song Young-gil, and former representative Chung Jin-suk advanced to the main convention. Go Min-jung and Kim Bo-mi were eliminated.

A secretive party unique in the world for conducting elections without revealing the outcome.

— Kim Bo-miKim Bo-mi's description of the Democratic Party's election process.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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