During a Supreme Council meeting held on the morning of June 8, Cheon stated, "The essence of this situation is the infringement of citizens' voting rights, and the only fundamental solution to rectify this violation is through re-elections."
He emphasized, "I advocate for a 'selective re-election' limited to areas where it is clear that there was a significant infringement on voting rights, specifically at polling stations where voting was interrupted due to a lack of ballots. Major parties, including the Reform Party, should file election complaints, and the Election Commission should promptly declare parts of the election invalid at these polling stations and conduct re-elections."
Cheon noted, "Currently, the leader of the ruling People Power Party, Jang Dong-hyuk, has called for a full re-election, and there are also calls for re-elections from some members of the Democratic Party. This is not a matter of left or right; it is about protecting the fundamentals of democracy and citizens' voting rights."
He added, "Among those who had to leave without voting due to the lack of ballots, there were citizens intending to vote for both the Democratic Party and the Reform Party. It is difficult to estimate how many citizens were unable to vote or chose to forgo voting due to the ballot shortage."
Cheon remarked, "In a K-Democracy like South Korea, it is absurd to say that there is no value in considering re-elections when citizens are unable to vote due to a lack of ballots. Even if there is some confusion, rectifying the infringement of citizens' voting rights is the most important task in a democratic nation. We must protect citizens' voting rights and democracy in South Korea through selective re-elections."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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