1967년 군산·옥구 국회의원 선거의 부정행위와 지역사회에 미친 영향 = The Irregularities and Impact on the Local Community in the 1967 Gunsan-Okgu National Assembly Election

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The 7th National Assembly election in 1967 was a severe rigged election. This can also be confirmed in the elections of Gunsan and Okgu districts. Cheating was severe in the election campaign process and voting and counting process, and many problems occurred especially in the elections in the island area. During the election campaign, the president and high-ranking officials made false promises, including a groundbreaking ceremony, saying they would build Gunsan Bridge across the Geumgang River to connect Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and Seocheon, North Chungcheong Province.
As a result of the election, Kim Pan-sul of the opposition New Democratic Party was defeated by a narrow margin in Gunsan and Ok-gu constituencies, which are traditionally strong opposition parties, and Cha Hyung-geun of the ruling Democratic Republican Party was elected. Immediately after the election results were announced, protests over rigged elections continued across the country, and President Park Chung-hee was forced to expel six elected and one unsuccessful candidate, including Cha Hyung-keun, from the Republican Party, equivalent to admitting rigged elections.
The direct damage from the murky election was on the local people. Local people, who were deceived by false promises and voted for unwanted candidates in anticipation of past glory, or who were led by fraudulent elections, were disgraced at the center of controversy as Gunsan and Okgu were mentioned as representative areas of fraud after the election.
It was ultimately up to the local people to protest and fight and correct this. Gunsan and Okgu areas, which were traditional opposition areas, have been areas where democratization movements have been actively taking place. Local people in Gunsan began a protest against the 1967 election fraud. The “New Democratic Party invasion incident” that took place in the process and the remarks of New Democratic Party spokesman Kim Dae-Jung on the “significant incident” show that the protests in Gunsan were special. Local residents in Gunsan and Okgu, who were actual victims of fraudulent elections and false pledges, staged a demonstration to protest the injustice and try to correct the situation. Through these points, the historical significance and importance of the 1967 Gunsan-Okgu National Assembly election can be found, and the dynamic aspect of the community can be found.