Democratic Party Yeongam County Governor Candidate to Hold Re-election... 100% National Primary

Controversy Over Dual Voting Coercion of Party Members Expands, Rehearing Request Accepted

[Yeongam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] The primary election for the Yeongam-gun mayoral candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, which was suspected of instructing double voting, will be held again as a 100% national primary election (safe number).

Initially, the Jeonnam Yeongam-gun mayoral candidate primary was conducted by combining 50% party members and 50% general citizens, and it seemed that preliminary candidate Woo Seung-hee secured first place and was decided as the mayoral candidate.

However, as suspicions arose that candidate Woo instructed party member voters to participate in the citizen vote and media reports spread, controversy over unfair double voting by party members emerged, leading preliminary candidate Jeon Dong-pyeong to file a rehearing request.

Although candidate Woo issued an emergency statement on the 2nd to address the issue, the controversy over coercion of double voting did not easily subside.

The emergency committee decided on the morning of the day to hold the Jeonnam Yeongam-gun mayoral candidate primary again as a 100% national primary, but the specific schedule has not been confirmed.

Preliminary candidates Bae Yong-tae, Woo Seung-hee, and Jeon Dong-pyeong will participate again in the primary.

The side of preliminary candidate Jeon, who applied for a rehearing regarding the unfair primary, stated, "With the central party's correct decision, we have prevented the risk of elimination in a primary where unfair methods were used," and added, "We will do our best to receive the choice of the residents in the re-held national primary."