South Korea's opposition to submit election commission special prosecutor bill this week

The Democratic Party announced its intention to submit a special prosecutor bill this week, targeting the National Election Commission's handling of a ballot shortage. This move escalates political tensions surrounding the issue.

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The Democratic Party will submit a special prosecutor bill this week.

The party plans to investigate the entire process, from ballot printing to internal corruption within the commission. Democratic Party acting leader Han Byung-do stated on Facebook that the bill would cover "the circumstances of ballot printing, the omission and delay of reporting to the leadership on election day, and even internal corruption and incompetence within the election commission."

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The circumstances of ballot printing, the omission and delay of reporting to the leadership on election day, and even internal corruption and incompetence within the election commission.

A key point of contention is expected to be the selection of the special prosecutor. The ruling People Power Party has already proposed a bill that would exclude the Democratic Party from recommending the prosecutor. Han criticized this proposal as "absurd sophistry" and "politically motivated incitement with no value."

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The People Power Party is spewing absurd sophistry that the Democratic Party should be excluded from the special prosecutor recommendation process.

The Democratic Party aims to have the special prosecutor bill passed within October. This legislative push follows their party's decision last month to adopt a special prosecutor investigation into the election commission as party policy.

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It is politically motivated incitement with no value.