Hwang Kyo-an, a candidate for the future unification party, who ran for Jongno-gu, Seoul, raised suspicion of an 'unfair election' when he saw an open signpost without a cover.

Today (15th), candidate Hwang, who went to the Hyehwa-dong Dongseong High School polling station to vote, protested that the signpost was not installed. In response, the polling place side put down a cover and repositioned the ticket office obliquely toward the wall.

After the vote, candidate Hwang met with reporters and said, "The management staff asked me to vote when my vote could be released."

He also said that when he objected, the poll workers said, "The elections committee said to do so." .
The 'open-ended signpost' that Hwang questioned was introduced at the June 2014 local election. It was intended to improve the atmosphere of the polling place brightly and comfortably, and to relieve the inconvenience of electoral lift. The purpose was to prevent illegal acts of leaving a 'authentication shot' by shooting a ballot in the ticket office.

In early 2014, the National Election Commission gathered opinions of each party over the establishment of an open signpost, and the Saenuri Party and the Justice Party voted 'Yes' and' The Democratic Party said, 'There is a need to prepare as much as there is a fear of infringement of secret ballots'. 'I said my position. In response to this, the KFTC installed the open signpost in a lateral direction, unlike the conventional method, and provided a preliminary screening screen that can be installed if voters want.

In a later call to a media outlet, Hwang said, "I am not planning to take legal action or protest against the NEC."

This is 'News Pick'.

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