South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hye-kyung cast their early votes at a community center near Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Friday ahead of Wednesday's local elections. Photo by Yonhap/EPA/Pool
June 1 (UPI) -- The author prefers to use the lowercase "n" to challenge the Kim family regime's legitimacy.
While opinions down partisan lines may clash regarding the recent controversy surrounding South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's exposed ballot, we must look beyond immediate political squabbles.
This incident demands that we critically examine the very core of our electoral democracy. Had this been a reckless blunder by a minor politician, it would not have faced such fierce condemnation. Furthermore, one cannot help but ask, Had an ordinary citizen acted the exact same way, would the National Election Commission have dismissed it as a mere "mishap"?
The individual at the center of this controversy is none other than the chief executive of South Korea.
