South Korean President \u200bLee Jae Myung said \u200bon Friday that \u200cthe country’s \u200belection management system needed a major overhaul, calling a series of controversies involving the \u200cNational Election Commission (NEC) including ballot-paper shortages “absurd.” Lee has ordered a probe into the ballot shortages that marred the June 3 local \u200celections, saying prosecutors and police would take part. The \u200cincident triggered public anger, protests questioning fairness and the resignation of the NEC chief.<\/p>\n
“We must hurry to conduct a thorough fact-finding investigation and \u2060carry \u200bout a \u2060full legal revision to reform the existing election management system at \u2060the level of dismantling it,” Lee told a press briefing. “If the \u200bruling and opposition parties can agree, perhaps we should \u2060pursue even a one-point constitutional amendment concerning the NEC,” he said.<\/p>\n
The \u2060commission, \u200ba constitutionally independent body, had enjoyed “freedom close to indulgence” without proper oversight, Lee said, adding it should bear \u2060responsibility commensurate with its neutrality. Lee also called for a stern response \u2060to \u2060any violence in the protests following the elections, while saying peaceful rallies should be protected. <\/p>\n
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