Ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers have leveled serious criticism against the National Election Commission (NEC) following allegations of nepotistic hiring practices involving high-ranking officials' children. According to these allegations, six officials within the NEC leveraged their positions to secure jobs for their children, without properly disclosing these familial relationships, thereby violating an established ethics code. Notably, local media reports suggest that the son of former NEC Secretary General Kim Se-hwan was given a role at the NEC following exceptionally high scores in job interviews conducted by associates of his father.

The PPP has called for comprehensive responses to these allegations, such as the implementation of full external audits and the resignation of NEC Chairman Rho Tae-ak. Further, PPP’s chief spokesperson Yoo Sang-beom criticized the resignations of NEC Secretary General Park Chan-jin and Deputy Secretary General Song Bong-seop. These resignations, Yoo asserted, mirror practices of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), which he described as a tendency to disengage from lawmakers implicated in controversies.