To prevent the repeated manipulation of public opinion in Democratic Party primaries, there is a call for stricter penalties for brokers and systemic improvements.
A proposal has been made to institutionalize the one-person, one-vote principle to eradicate primary vote rigging. This method aims to fundamentally prevent duplicate voting by granting only one voting right per resident registration number, even if a person possesses multiple mobile phones. The core is to establish a system that filters out abnormal voting data in advance through technical filtering.
Furthermore, a proposal was made for election commissions at the town and village level to directly conduct on-site voting to ensure fairness in the voting process. This is expected to create a festive atmosphere during voting and prevent irregularities. Along with this, it was emphasized that residency requirements for party membership should be strengthened to more than one year to prevent the creation of 'fake party members' for specific candidates.
Criticism has been raised that systematic data manipulation was rampant in past primaries. In areas such as Imsil, large-scale manipulation was confirmed, with hundreds of residents changing their addresses, and a small number of brokers were behind the manipulation of thousands of votes. It was pointed out that such primary manipulation occurred due to the neglect of the National Assembly and the National Election Commission, ironically leading to the proliferation of criminals.
It was emphasized that fair opportunities should be given to all party members, from the president, who is the party's first member, to those who joined yesterday. There is a shared understanding that this is not merely an issue to be left to the party leader, but a problem for which comprehensive measures must be devised at the party level.
Brokers reportedly use systematic 'cutting off the tail' tactics, and in some cases even receive financial compensation after serving time in prison. To solve these problems, it was emphasized that beyond merely punishing individual brokers, thorough investigations into the elected candidates themselves are necessary to root out primary manipulation. Officials urged the establishment of institutional safeguards to prevent brokers from resuming political activities or exerting influence after being punished.
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