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Cheong Wa Dae slams opposition lawmaker over electoral fraud allegations
By KH디지털2Published : Oct. 14, 2015 - 13:41
A senior Cheong Wa Dae official lashed out at an opposition lawmaker Tuesday for claiming fraud in the 2012 presidential election.
Chief presidential press secretary Kim Sung-woo condemned Rep.
Kang Dong-won of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy for raising allegations during a parliamentary session in Seoul on Tuesday that the vote count was rigged.
"This is a very serious issue," Kim told reporters just hours after President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Kim demanded that Kang offer an apology and his party take responsible steps against Kang over "a defamation against the president and the people."
"We cannot but ask whether Kang is qualified as a lawmaker," Kim said, noting his remarks undermine the country's national interests at a time when the president was visiting the U.S.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn dismissed Kang's allegations, calling them a defamation against those who voted for Park in the election.
Park became South Korea's first female president after winning the hotly contested presidential race in 2012. She received 51.6 percent of the vote, while Moon Jae-in, the current opposition chief, took 48 percent.
South Korea's election watchdog also said Tuesday it can never accept Kang's allegations and that it can count the votes again if the rival parties produce a deal on the vote counting. (Yonhap)
Chief presidential press secretary Kim Sung-woo condemned Rep.
Kang Dong-won of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy for raising allegations during a parliamentary session in Seoul on Tuesday that the vote count was rigged.
"This is a very serious issue," Kim told reporters just hours after President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Kim demanded that Kang offer an apology and his party take responsible steps against Kang over "a defamation against the president and the people."
"We cannot but ask whether Kang is qualified as a lawmaker," Kim said, noting his remarks undermine the country's national interests at a time when the president was visiting the U.S.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn dismissed Kang's allegations, calling them a defamation against those who voted for Park in the election.
Park became South Korea's first female president after winning the hotly contested presidential race in 2012. She received 51.6 percent of the vote, while Moon Jae-in, the current opposition chief, took 48 percent.
South Korea's election watchdog also said Tuesday it can never accept Kang's allegations and that it can count the votes again if the rival parties produce a deal on the vote counting. (Yonhap)
