{"id":13504,"date":"2026-07-22T11:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13504"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:05:04","slug":"south-korean-parties-agree-on-election-management-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13504","title":{"rendered":"South Korean parties agree on election management investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/1731784663402\/2026\/upi_com\/51e75561320964881a992520c24c4a62\/v1.5\/South-Korean-parties-agree-on-election-management-investigation.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Han Byung-do (R), floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party, meets with Jeong Jeom-sig, new floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party, at Han&#8217;s office in Seoul, South Korea, 11 June 2026. Photo by YONHAP \/ EPA<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 21 (Asia Today) &#8212;<\/span> South Korea&#8217;s governing and opposition parties agreed Tuesday to appoint an independent special counsel to investigate ballot shortages and other alleged election management failures during the June 3 local elections.<\/p>\n<p>Han Byung-do, acting leader and floor leader of the governing Democratic Party, announced the agreement following a meeting between senior officials from the two parties.\n<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation will be titled the Act on the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor to Investigate the Ballot Shortage and Other Election Management Failures During the Ninth Nationwide Local Elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party and the main opposition People Power Party agreed to establish a public recommendation committee within the National Assembly to help select the special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Each parliamentary negotiating group will recommend three members, creating a six-member committee.<\/p>\n<p>The committee will receive three prospective special counsel candidates recommended by the Korean Bar Association and the Korean Association of Law Schools.<\/p>\n<p>The governing and opposition parties will then jointly select two of the candidates and submit their names to the president.<\/p>\n<p>The president will appoint one of the two as special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The parties plan to pass the legislation during the National Assembly&#8217;s July extraordinary session.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The scope, size and duration of the investigation will be discussed later, but the legislation will be processed through an agreement between the governing and opposition parties,&#8221; Han said.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement follows controversy over reported shortages of ballots and other administrative problems during the June 3 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The parties have not yet agreed on the precise subjects to be investigated, the size of the special counsel team or how long the investigation will last.<\/p>\n<p>Han is serving as the Democratic Party&#8217;s acting leader and floor leader during the party&#8217;s leadership transition.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8212; Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a9 Asia Today. 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