Election Officials Harassed by 'Election Fraud' Theorists in Seoul

Chaos erupted at a Seoul polling station as "election fraud" conspiracy theorists aggressively confronted election officials and poll watchers. At the Jamsil 7-dong polling station in Songpa District, Seoul, election officials were met with jeers and shouts of "re-election" and "do you think the people are pigs?" as they attempted to conclude the vote count. Protesters, who had been blocking the removal of ballot boxes since the previous day, physically accosted Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission official Kim Beom-jin, pushing him into a flower bed.

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We must complete the vote count... Re-election!

The situation escalated beyond mere criticism of election management failures, which included a shortage of ballots leading to extended voting hours. The "election fraud" proponents amplified their rhetoric, incorporating "Yoon Again" slogans and broader conspiracy theories about the election process. At the Jamsil polling station, the ballot boxes containing votes from approximately 2,000 residents were prevented from being moved to the counting center, trapping staff and observers inside.

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Do you think the people are pigs?

One poll observer, who was eventually escorted out of the polling station by a local representative, reported having his bag confiscated and being searched by protesters who suspected him of smuggling ballots. Similar demonstrations occurred at the Central Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, where hundreds of protesters gathered, waving South Korean and U.S. flags and holding signs with slogans like "Stop the Steal!" and "Punish Election Fraud."

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The ballot boxes are being taken out for election fraud.

Prominent figures within the "election fraud" movement, such as history instructor Jeon Han-gil, addressed the crowds, urging them not to leave until the "election fraud is nullified." Others called for the removal of Election Commission Chairman Noh Tae-ak. The police deployed approximately 200 riot police officers to prevent potential clashes. Online, conspiracy theories are spreading rapidly, with posts on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that former President Yoon declared martial law to investigate the election system and that "all left-wing presidents in Korea were elected through election fraud." Some posts even called for a popular uprising similar to the April 19 Revolution to nullify the election results.

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We must not leave this place until the election fraud is nullified.