Nationalist Party protests delayed ballot count in Seoul

Nationalist Party leaders and protesters gathered at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Songpa District on June 5 to protest the delayed counting of ballots from Jamsil's 7th electoral district. The ballots had been held up for 35 hours due to protests by election fraud proponents and alleged ballot management issues by the election commission.

Jang Dong-hyuk, the Nationalist Party leader, arrived at the counting station and vowed to fight for the suspension of the count. "Unacceptable things are continuing," he stated, adding, "I will immediately go to the Seoul Election Commission to understand this situation and fight to stop the counting."

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Unacceptable things are continuing. I will immediately go to the Seoul Election Commission to understand this situation and fight to stop the counting.

Protesters chanted slogans like "Fight with the resolve to die" at Jang. The Jamsil polling station's two ballot boxes, representing about 2,000 votes, were moved to the gymnasium and counting began at 10 a.m. This station had remained open until 10 p.m. on election night due to the election commission's alleged poor management of ballots.

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Fight with the resolve to die

Kim Min-soo, a supreme council member of the Nationalist Party, claimed that the counting was proceeding without confirmation of Nationalist Party observers. "We cannot confirm whether Nationalist Party observers are present or not inside," he said.

Jang later posted on Facebook, criticizing President Lee Jae-myung's response to the ballot shortage. "Lee Jae-myung called it 'difficult to accept loopholes' and expressed 'great regret,'" Jang wrote. "Then he deployed police to drag out citizens and forcibly removed the ballot boxes. I strongly request a swift parliamentary investigation and the pursuit of a special prosecutor."

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We cannot confirm whether Nationalist Party observers are present or not inside.

Supporters of election fraud theories also gathered outside the counting venue, shouting "Election invalid," "Stop the count," "New election," and "Impeach Lee Jae-myung." They also demanded identification from election commission staff and blocked their movement. One man working in the building expressed frustration, stating, "We have sports offices here, and staff are just trying to get lunch. Why do we have to be called names like pigs and dogs?"

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Lee Jae-myung called it 'difficult to accept loopholes' and expressed 'great regret,' Then he deployed police to drag out citizens and forcibly removed the ballot boxes. I strongly request a swift parliamentary investigation and the pursuit of a special prosecutor.