Political parties are clashing over whether online platforms should be required to disclose the nationality of commenters, as the issue is emerging as a flashpoint ahead of the June 3 local elections. Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has called for the mandatory disclosure of commenters’ nationalities on online platforms, along with restrictions on foreign nationals’ voting rights in local elections, citing concerns over foreign interference in domestic politics. While similar arguments have previously been raised by individual lawmakers, this marks the first time the conservatives have formally advanced the issue at the party leadership level. “Public opinion is being distorted by comments from foreign nationals,” Jang wrote on social media on Saturday. “There was even a case in which an X account that posted more than 65,000 comments criticizing the PPP over the past seven years was found to have a login location in China.” Jang also argued that Korea’s sovereignty is being undermined by the expansion of voting rights for forei