Opposition leader demands election rerun over ballot issues, proposes talks

Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of South Korea's People Power Party, has called for a nationwide rerun of the June 3 local elections, citing a shortage of ballots. He also proposed a three-way meeting with Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Democratic Party leader Chung Jin-sang to discuss the issue.

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Regardless of the format, a three-way meeting is good. We must conduct a nationwide rerun and launch a special prosecutor immediately.

Jang stated on Facebook that "regardless of the format, a three-way meeting is good." He demanded a nationwide rerun and the immediate launch of a special prosecutor's investigation. He pointed to "twin vote counts" occurring in 869 cases nationwide and "triplet vote counts" in 15 cases, which he explained as instances where the number of votes for a specific candidate was identical across different polling stations.

"They claimed all ballot boxes were discarded, but a YouTuber brought them out," Jang said, criticizing the National Election Commission's stance. "The NEC says they have no evidentiary value. It is the court, not the NEC, that determines evidentiary value." He added that 35 election appeals have already been filed, with more expected.

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They claimed all ballot boxes were discarded, but a YouTuber brought them out. The NEC says they have no evidentiary value. It is the court, not the NEC, that determines evidentiary value.

Addressing Kim and Chung, Jang warned, "If you believe you can block this with your majority seats again, you are gravely mistaken." He concluded, "The only consequence for ignoring the citizens' anger is the downfall of the regime."

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If you believe you can block this with your majority seats again, you are gravely mistaken. The only consequence for ignoring the citizens' anger is the downfall of the regime.