SOUTH KOREA: ROH WINS AND CHARGES OF FRAUD

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• Case Number: F-2019-00238
• Publication Date: December 17, 1987

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South Korea: Roh Wins Amid Charges of Fraud
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SOUTH KOREA: Roh Wins Amid Charges of Fraud
Opposition groups are contesting!Roh Tae Woo's victory in
yesterday's presidential election.
Near-final results show Roh won with 37 percent of the 23 million
votes cast. Kim Young Sam finished second with 27 percent, Kim Dae
Jung followed with 26 percent, and Kim Jong Pil polled only
8 percent.
According to the US Embassy, each candidate swept his home
province, with Roh also faring better than expected in metropolitan
Seoul and Pusan. Roh took a majority of the vote in conservative rural
areas, traditional ruling-party strongholds.
The opposition parties, other groups, students, and voters' comments
point to election fraud, according to media and some Embassy
reporting. Supporters of Kim Dae Jung held a protest rally in the
provincial city of Kwangju today, and,
an open arrest order has been prepared for
use if Kim Dae Juno tries to instigate a popular revolt against the
election results.
called a meeting of military and security officials yesterday to discuss
contingency plans for martial law or more limited emergency-
measures should widespread unrest follow Roh's victory. Areas of
most concern include the cities of Seoul, Kwangju, Pusan, and the
Kims' home provinces. A move to crack down could come as early as
this afternoon
Comment: The government almost certainly will claim Roh's margin
of victory as a solid mandate. In addition, they will point to Kim Dae
Jung's clean sweep in his home province�he garnered more than
90 percent of the vote�as proof that the losers' charges of massive
fraud are groundless. Many Koreans are likely to conclude that by
splitting the opposition vote the Kims were ultimately responsible for
their defeat
Claims of fraud as well as protests by radicals are likely to dominate
events In the next few days, keeping the question open of the
legitimacy of Roh's victory. Repeated ruling-party requests for a
prompt official endorsement from Washington of Roh's election
suggest the government is concerned that other Koreans will join with
opposition militants claiming a fixed ballot gave Roh is victory.
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