Jeonbuk Provincial Party Consistently Claims 'Ignorance' on Public Opinion Manipulation Allegations

This was a significant issue that had caused a stir in local political circles leading up to the June 3 local elections.

The official indirectly indicated that the allegations were widely known, stating, "Yes, I am aware of it."

A Jeonbuk Provincial Party official stated that the Jeonbuk Provincial Party is not an investigative agency and therefore cannot conduct a truth investigation into the allegations of public opinion poll manipulation. The official expressed difficulty in understanding technical aspects such as specific number manipulation or changes in public opinion poll response rates.

This statement can be interpreted as suggesting an absence of efforts by the provincial party to uncover the truth, or a lack of capacity to do so.

He added that in the case of Jinan-gun, there was an abnormal instance where the number of 'safe numbers' surged from 7,000 to 10,000.

Kang explained that this is because organized voting directives are given via burner phones, prompting respondents to answer immediately when the survey begins. He pointed out that a 50% response rate indicates people were waiting to receive calls and answered as soon as they came in, which is clear evidence of public opinion poll manipulation.

This is criticized as a lack of will to resolve the situation and an irresponsible stance.

The official's evasion of answers clearly revealed the provincial party's passive attitude toward uncovering the truth of the incident.

This is criticized as an irresponsible attitude, focused solely on evading responsibility despite serious allegations.

Such answers from provincial party officials suggest a lack of substantive effort to resolve the incident.

This could suggest that the public opinion poll manipulation allegations are due to individual acts of manipulation, rather than structural problems with the primary election method.

The fact that abnormal public opinion poll results appeared despite no formal changes to the primary election method increases the possibility of additional manipulation.

However, Kim is known as a de facto influential figure in personnel and nomination matters within the Jeonbuk Provincial Party, leading to criticism that his answer is an evasion of responsibility.

His stance, emphasizing only policy work and claiming no involvement in the related allegations, is seen as far from a responsible attitude for the provincial party.

Emphasizing that such unprecedented figures could be clear evidence of manipulation, the reporter urged a responsible answer to the related allegations.

The reporter's repeated questioning appears to be a challenge to the provincial party officials' continuous evasive answers.

This suggests that Director Kim Do-hyung is not merely a policy official but an influential figure wielding significant power in the nomination process.

The reporter claimed that Assemblywoman Lee Sook-ja suffered an unfair cutoff due to this report, pointing out the arbitrary actions of party officials and issues with personnel authority within the provincial party.

This points out that chronic problems in local organizations persist despite the central party's reform efforts.

The reporter criticized this party official organization for effectively dominating the party's nomination rights and controlling the party, emphasizing that a drastic shake-up of local party official organizations is necessary for genuine reform of the Democratic Party.