Candidate Youngseon Park voting in advance▶ Click here for a larger view
In addition, it was confirmed that the Democratic Party candidate Park Young-seon, mayor of Seoul, sent a text message stating that “they won the pre-voting”.
Candidate Park’s Election Countermeasure Committee’s organizational headquarters sent a text message stating, “Through your sincere appeals and support activities, the hearts of the citizens of Seoul moved as one and won the pre-voting.”
The headquarters appealed for encouraging participation in the voting on the 7th, saying, “It is not time to take a breath and take a rest,” while saying, “Your sincerity has been gathered together and became a platform for victory.”
Under the Public Official Election Act, it is not possible to disclose or report the results of public opinion polls predicting the degree of political party support or the possibility of winning the election from the 1st until 8 pm on the 7th, when the election vote ends.
In this regard, an official of the NEC explained in the call that “a report has been received that the text is likely to violate the election law,” and “confirming specific facts”.
Accordingly, the power of the people urged the NEC to disclose the results of the investigation as soon as possible.
In an oral commentary, spokesman Bae Jun-young said in an oral comment, “If (the letter) is based on the results of a public opinion poll, it is a violation of the prohibition of public opinion polls, and if it is not based on the results of the poll, false information is publicized.” “I pointed out.
Spokesman Bae urged, “The Election Commission must reveal the results of the investigation and disposition against it,” he urged.
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