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Roh Jeong-hee, chairman of the National Election Commission, who has been pressured to resign due to poor management of early voting for corona confirmed patients during the last presidential election, expressed his resignation.
Chairman Roh apologized to the public, saying, "I feel responsible."
Reporter Han Se-hyeon reports.
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Roh Jeong-hee, chairman of the National Election Commission, suddenly expressed his resignation last night (18th).
Chairman Roh announced his intention to resign yesterday afternoon at a plenary meeting of the National Election Commission held at the government complex in Gwacheon, saying, "I am deeply responsible for the management of early voting for confirmed cases in the last presidential election."
Chairman Roh also added, "I deeply apologize for causing concern to the people," adding that he asks all the people to cooperate so that the nationwide local elections to be held on June 1 can be held without fault.
Earlier, in the 20th presidential election held on the 5th of last month, in the early voting of the 20th presidential election, there was an incident where the ballot papers of confirmed COVID-19 patients and quarantined persons were stored in plastic bags or baskets, or ballot papers marked for a specific candidate were distributed. I have been pressured to resign.
Chairman Roh was particularly controversial when it was revealed that he did not even go to work on the day of the early voting when the insolvency occurred.
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The current Election Commission Act stipulates that a standing member of the National Election Commission temporarily takes over if the chairman of the National Election Commission is vacant. There is.