▲ On the 1st, overseas Koreans voted at the Consulate General of Sydney, Australia


With the spread of Corona 19, some countries have been suspended from overseas elections, and citizens who have been unable to vote abroad have filed a lawsuit.

According to the local community, German citizens today (1st) are expected to file a constitutional petition for the Central Election Commission and the provisional disposition of suspension of effect to the Constitutional Court.

As the local Corona 19 situation became serious, the citizens in the lawsuit inquired about the conduct of overseas elections several times by the NEC, but did not receive any answers, and questioned the fact that there was no procedure such as collecting opinions of the residents in advance.

In addition, he said, "It is against the Constitution that the NEC unilaterally deprives foreigners of suffrage. It plans to consider further legal action."
On the 26th of last month, the National Election Commission announced that it was unable to guarantee the safety of overseas Koreans in the aftermath of the Corona 19, and will suspend the overseas elections. 23 overseas diplomatic missions from 17 countries, including the Italian Embassy, ​​were included, and 41 additional diplomatic missions, including the US Embassy, ​​were also decided to stop.

There are 8,500 foreign electors in 40 countries who have been unable to vote due to the decision of the NEC, which is half of the total.

Residents are talking about injustice and regret, and there is a voice on the homepage of the Blue House National Petition saying, "Allow foreign residents and foreign residents to vote."

This is 'News Pick'.

(Photo = Yonhap News, Cheong Wa Dae National Petition website)