The ambassador of South Korea on Wednesday said that he had asked officials in Seoul to try the Electronic Voting Machines in conducting polling in his country. Speaking at a seminar here, Ambassador Shin Bongkil expressed confidence in the political process of India and said the election process helps India's diverse democracy to survive and flourish.
"We have to learn how to conduct elections from India. I was surprised that after election, all parties accepted results and there was no controversy. I asked Korean election commission members to come here and see if we in Korea could introduce EVMs. They said that they were not sure if every Korean party will agree with the result. That was the official's response," said ambassador Shin Bongkil who maintained that India has emerged as the most important partner of South Korea.
The ambassador made comments on the election process and EVMs at a seminar on Act East policy of the current Indian government organised by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation which was attended by Muralidhar Rao, National General Secretary of BJP.
The ambassador argued it is the conduct of the political process where South Korea has a lot to learn from India, saying "Our population is less than the membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Yet India maintains political order in this huge country."
South Korea traditionally depended on Japan, China, Russia and the U.S. as business partners but, recent international circumstances he pointed out, have pushed Seoul closer to New Delhi. "India-South Korea ties are now in the best possible shape," said the envoy highlighting that his country would like to cooperate in the fields of AI, 5G and other futuristic ideas.
