Minister for Government Policy Coordination Meets Students, Vows Institutional Reform to Prevent Recurrence of NEC Issues

Yoon Chang-ryul, Minister for Government Policy Coordination, stated today (June 17) regarding the ballot shortage incident, "Fundamental institutional improvements and innovation within the National Election Commission (NEC) must be achieved to ensure that such an incident never happens again."

Minister Yoon made these remarks at a forum for youth and experts on guaranteeing the right to vote, hosted by the Office for Government Policy Coordination at the Seoul Biz Center in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, saying, "This discussion with the university students who first raised the issue regarding this incident marks the beginning of a social consensus."

He said, "Our shared task is to thoroughly investigate past mistakes to prevent their recurrence, and furthermore, to identify institutional shortcomings in overall election management to build a system that everyone can trust."

He added, "Discussions to gather public opinion will be actively carried out in the future with civil society, the legal community, and the National Assembly."

During the forum, participants exchanged views on plans for organizational reform of the NEC and ways to strengthen internal and external monitoring and management to prevent the recurrence of the incident.

At the meeting, the university students requested that the government provide continuous updates on future progress, including reform plans for the NEC.

Previously, on June 7, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok held a meeting regarding the ballot shortage issue to discuss solutions with student representatives.

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