Jeonbuk 'Rights-Bearing Party Members' Soar by 30,000, Raising Suspicions

Evidence points to the organized mobilization of 'rights-bearing party members' and secure phone numbers.

The host commented, "What Chung Cheong-rae's leadership emphasized most was the 'one person, one vote' to secure party member sovereignty, but ultimately, the cases in Jeonbuk show that these 'rights-bearing party members' were also targets for mobilization," criticizing the reality where the outcome of the primary depends on who mobilizes more 'ghost members' and secure phone numbers.

Problems arising within the legal scope of election campaigning were also pointed out. Candidate Sung Jun explained that one person can legally possess six cell phones and simply swap SIM cards, effectively allowing one person to cast multiple votes.

This makes it difficult to uphold the 'one person, one vote' principle, leading to calls for public opinion polls based on resident registration numbers as an alternative. Candidate Sung Jun stated, "There are problems even within what's legal. One person can legally have six phones in Imsil. If you just swap a SIM card, you have six," pointing out a loophole in the current system.

The number of 'rights-bearing party members' in the Jeonbuk region was on a downward trend, from 160,000 during the simultaneous local elections in June 2025 to 150,000 in early 2025.

However, in August 2025, prior to last year's party leader election, the number of 'rights-bearing party members' suddenly increased to 190,000, showing a surge of approximately 30,000 in one month.

The host mentioned, "In June 2025, during the simultaneous local elections, Jeonbuk region had 160,000 'rights-bearing party members.' That number continued to decrease to about 150,000 before the 21st general election. Then, around last year's party leader election, the number of 'rights-bearing party members' suddenly increased to 190,000," pointing out that this increase of 30,000 likely directly impacted the selection of a specific candidate.

The host stated, "'Rights-bearing party members' increased by 30,000 in August, and secure phone numbers also increased by 30,000 in August," emphasizing that these two phenomena occurred intensively at the same time.

This simultaneous surge in 'rights-bearing party members' and secure phone numbers suggests their organized use not only for the August national convention but also for the September Chuseok opinion polls. This is identified as a serious threat to election fairness.

Suspicions of Shincheonji Doma branch's involvement have also been raised regarding the surge in 'rights-bearing party members' in the Jeonbuk region. According to reports, Shincheonji's Doma branch was found to have systematically instructed members to join the Democratic Party as 'rights-bearing party members' starting around last year's national convention.

The host mentioned, "There are Shincheonji 'black agents.' In Jeonbuk, there's the Shincheonji Doma branch, right? Reports say that starting from last year's national convention, the Doma branch systematically instructed members to join the Democratic Party as 'rights-bearing party members.' Shincheonji was very active in Gimje." The host added that particularly in the Gimje area, about 6,000 to 7,000 people were believed to be involved with Shincheonji and joined the party.