South Korean president orders probe into local election ballot shortages
Lee called for prosecutors and police to investigate the shortage after 50 of 14,300 polling stations ran out of ballots, officials said.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered prosecutors and police to form a joint investigation headquarters into a ballot shortage that disrupted recent local elections.
- The National Election Commission reported that 50 of 14,300 polling stations ran out of ballots, while voting was temporarily suspended at 22 locations due to supply delays.
- Thousands of protesters surrounded a Seoul ballot-counting site on Saturday, carrying signs demanding a "Rerun election" and blocking officials from moving ballot boxes at a Songpa station.
- Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the opposition People Power Party, called for a joint audit with the Democratic Party on Sunday, while the head of the NEC resigned following the incident.
- President Lee requested parliamentary action to prevent future supply failures; the Democratic Party swept major local races while the opposition retained the Seoul mayoralty under incumbent Oh Se-hoon.
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Missing ballot papers, overburdened polling stations: what happened in Berlin now also experienced South Korea in its regional elections. For days, the people in the country have been outraged, now South Korea's president has spoken out.
After the regional elections in South Korea have been partially interrupted by ballot slips, President Lee Jae Myung is critical. There are ongoing protests in Seoul. South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has sharply criticized the organisational shortcomings surrounding the regional and local elections held last Wednesday. "That was absurd. Even for people in less developed democracies, it would hardly be conceivable that citizens cannot vote b…
South Korea president: ballot paper shortage hurts reputation as model democracy
SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that ballot paper shortages in last week's local elections dealt a serious blow to the country's reputation as a model democracy, and he welcomed the protests questioning the fairness of the process.
The South Korean president has ordered a thorough investigation into the shortage of local election ballots in some districts and is preparing to discuss plans to prevent a recurrence, along with plans to reform the election commission.
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South Korean president orders probe into local election ballot shortages
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday (Jun 7) for a thorough investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted recent local elections, saying prosecutors and police would be involved.
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