Korea's Conservative Party Sends Mixed Messages on Early Voting Amid Fraud Conspiracy Theories

Korea's conservative party sends mixed messages on early voting amid fraud conspiracy theories

When Kim Moon-soo accepted the conservative People Power Party’s (PPP) nomination for president in his speech at the party's national convention on May 3, he vowed to abolish the early-voting system, which some extreme conservatives believe can be used for vote rigging. Now, the rival Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is criticizing him and his campaign officials for changing their tune on the system they attacked for years amid media reports that…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Chaewon Ahn = Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Jae-myung Lee received 45% of the votes, People Power Party candidate Moon-soo Kim received 36%, and New Reform Party candidate Jun-seok Lee received 10% of the votes...

“(Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate) said that he could get 8,000 to 10,000 won for a cup of coffee, but he ignored the sweat and sincerity of the self-employed and made it seem like he was making huge profits by saying that the cost was 120 won. Before talking about the cost of 120 won, the person who understands the sweat and desperation of the business owner who works 12 hours a day for a cup of coffee is Kim Moon-soo…