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democratic majority, and in order to do so, the principle of
respect for the minority must be observed.

!e question of fairness of the electoral system has suddenly
been at the forefront of the very modern society of Korea in
the last four years. !is topic has also been raised at least in
several other countries including the United States. Similar
cases keep happening in many countries on the path of
China’s Belt and Road initiative in which China is developing
roads and ports in dozens of countries while building markets
for Chinese exports. !ese countries include Turkey (2015),
Iraq (2018), Iran (2009), Kyrgyzstan (2009), Kenya (2018) and
DR Congo (2018).

!e democratic governance of rule by majority can only be
justi#ed if the arguments of minorities claiming fraudulent
elections are su"ciently and promptly veri#ed or disproven.
Fair and honest examination of election fraud claims is at
the core of the principle of democracy. !e South Korean
government, the National Assembly and the courts have
been thoroughly ignoring, for more than two years, people’s
ongoing protests and more than 200 formal lawsuits against
the fraudulent general election of April 15, 2020 and then they
have covered up those cases with an unscrutinized judicial
verdict. !ey have proven themselves wanting in democratic
procedures.

Four years ago in Korea, the most commonsensical requests
to examine charges of election fraud were blocked from
mainstream information channels and framed as conspiracy
theories and were quickly killed in the media market. It is

26 Election Fraud in South Korea: Documenting the Truth