South Korea's ruling party official criticizes Lee Jae-myung's primary results as ”like elections in a dictatorship”

On the 20th, Kwon Young-se, emergency response committee chairman of the ruling People Power Party, commented on the results of the primary election for Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, "I wonder if this is really the result.
On the same day, Kwon wrote on his Fei Bookmark, "In the first primary election in the Chungcheong region, candidate Lee Jae-myung won first place with an overwhelming 88.15% of the votes.
Candidate Kim Dong-yeon received 7.54 percent, and candidate Kim Kyung-soo received only 4.31 percent," he said, adding, "In effect, the remaining candidates are just supporting roles."
"Such an overwhelming percentage of votes is reminiscent of elections in authoritarian countries," he said. "Russian President Putin won this year's election with 87.28% of the votes.
"In the past, Iraq's Saddam Hussein also won elections with nearly 100% of the votes," Kwon said. "Political party primaries are the best way to show the public a vision for the future and a will for innovation.
"This is also an important stage," he said, adding, "I would like to emphasize once again that true democracy is achieved through primaries that are based on real competition, fairness and diversity, rather than primaries that are merely a formality."
Kwon also commented on the ruling party's presidential primary debate that took place on the same day, saying, "The fierce debate between the candidates was an important opportunity to confirm each candidate's political beliefs and sense of responsibility."
"I think he is a well-prepared candidate who is worthy of being called the people's candidate, both in terms of his virtue and ability to implement policies," he said. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party of Korea announced the results of the primary election in the Yeongnam region on the same day,
Lee received 90.81% of the votes, bringing his cumulative vote share to 89.56%.