Allegations of collusion between local authorities and the police are emerging, raising the possibility of large-scale by-elections depending on the results of the election broker investigation.
Concerns have been raised that as long as this collusive relationship remains strong, it will be difficult to thoroughly investigate election crimes committed by corrupt local government heads.
A strong awareness emerged that if these collusive ties are not severed, proper investigation and eradication of election crimes will be impossible, leading to the repetition of similar problems.
Evidence suggests that the representative who spearheaded this public opinion manipulation was fully aware of the risks of using 'burner phones' but still pushed ahead with it.
These signs of large-scale election manipulation are revealed to be related not only to the Jeonbuk region but also across eight cities and counties, adding to the seriousness of the situation.
During the process of tracking election brokers' crimes, the possibility that the newly elected officials in the eight cities and counties were involved has been raised. All of them are currently serving as incumbent mayors and county chiefs.
If they are found to be involved in election crimes, it could lead to a very serious situation where a large number of by-elections may have to be held in the eight cities and counties.
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