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Scandal that four-fifths of Koreans are demanding a special counsel

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log date: 2026-6-26 Added photos: 2026-9-4 This is a copy of certificate of dissolution issued by an incineration company, confirming that the NEC Korea was in possession of unused ballot papers that had not been issued to voters. It states that the NEC melted down and destroyed the entire 7,460 kg of remaining ballot papers. (Source: a SNS user) What was the reason for preventing the public from seeing those ballot papers? This is a post made by a voter on a public community bulletin board in mid-July. Nearly 50 days have passed since the local elections on June 3—during which a significant number of voters were unable to cast their ballots because the NEC failed to provide them with ballot papers—yet the issue remains unresolved; observing this situation, the writer asks, " Is this a state of anarchy? " It appears the writer is one of the voters whose right to vote was stripped away by the authorities including the NEC. Countless South Koreas have asked the same question, b...

Why are those of you who cried out for democracy 40 years ago silent now?

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log date: 2026-6-14 Voters demanding a re-election at the Jamsil Olympic Park since 2026-6-5. June 10, 2026, student councils from approximately 30 universities including Korea University, read a statement regarding the infringement of voting rights that occurred during the local elections held on June 3, 2026. In fact, June 10 is a day of great significance in Korean history. ** The June 10 Democratic Movement (June Struggle) was a large-scale democratization movement that took place nationwide on June 10, 1987, in opposition to the dictatorship of the regime of Doo-hwan Jeon and the April 13 Constitutional Protection Measures (maintaining the indirect election system).  Faced with nationwide backlash, the administration ruled by Tae-woo Noh, eventually issued the 'June 29 Declaration,' and accepted a constitutional amendment to introduce a direct presidential election system. The constitution enacted at that time has become the foundation sustaining the Republic of Korea to t...

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