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Protest over ballot shortage in local elections enters 4th day SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of protesters rallied for a fourth straight d...

Protests over ballot shortage continue for 23rd day SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local electi...

Ballot shortages prompt voting to halt at some polling stations in Songpa Ward SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Voting in Wednesday's local elections was temporarily ...

South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage The ballot shortage has prompted the resignation of the head of the National Election Commission.

(LEAD) Protest over ballot shortage continues for 5th day SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Protesters continued to rally outside a vote-counting ...

Protest over ballot shortage continues for 5th day SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Protesters continued to rally outside a vote-counting ...

Thousands Demand South Korea Election Re-Run After Ballot Shortage ... Thousands Demand South Korea Election Re-Run After Ballot Shortage Sparks Outrage LN24 / 3 days June 5, 2026 0 5 min read Election Commission Chief Resigns as Public Anger Mounts Over Voting Disruptions Thousands of protesters gathered in South Korea’s capital demanding a re-run of recent local elections after widespread ballot paper shortages disrupted voting and raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process. The controversy has already claimed its highest-profile casualty, with National Election Commission (NEC) Chairman Roh Tae-ak announcing his resignation and accepting responsibility for failures that left voters waiting for hours and, in some cases, unable to cast ballots. The incident has become one of the most significant election administration crises in South Korea in recent years, prompting calls for parliamentary investigations, criminal probes and a comprehensive review of election procedures. Thousands Rally for a Fresh Vote According to South Korean media reports, more than 6,…

Jamsil vote-count blockade enters fourth day - UPI.com June 8 (Asia Today) -- A protest blockade outside a vote-counting site in Seoul's Jamsil area entered its fourth day Monday, as demonstrators demanding a revote over a ballot shortage during the June 3 local elections increasingly raised claims of election fraud. Until the weekend, protesters had mostly focused on voting rights and calls for a revote. By Monday, however, the atmosphere outside the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Songpa District had shifted, with chants of "election fraud" mixed with demands for a new election. At about 9 a.m., protesters could be heard chanting "fraudulent election, revote." South Korean flags were visible throughout the crowd, along with many U.S. flags. Some protesters carried signs reading "Stop the Steal," a slogan associated with challenges to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results. One participant who said he had been at the site for four days said the mood began changing Sunday night as the size of the crowd grew and different groups joined the protest. Police informally estimated that about 1,600 people were gathered near the gymnasium at 11 a.m., down sharply from about 8,000 …

(LEAD) Protests over ballot shortages continue for 9th day SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a re-run of last week's local elec...

University students across South Korea to protest in ballot shortage row The head of the election watchdog has resigned over the ballot paper row, but authorities have not offered to hold a new vote, sparking protests.

(LEAD) Protests over ballot shortages continue for 11th day SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local electi...

Protests over ballot shortages continue for 11th day SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local electi...

(LEAD) Protest over ballot shortage continues for 5th day SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Protesters continued to rally outside a vote-counting ...

(LEAD) Protest over ballot shortage in local elections continues for 4th day SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of protesters rallied for the fourth straight...

Thousands rally for 3rd day demanding new election over ballot shortages SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of protesters continued to stage a rally nea...

[BREAKING] On June 3, during South Korea's local elections — including the Seoul mayoral race — polling stations in parts of Seoul ran out of ballots. Some voters reportedly left without casting a ballot.

Protests over ballot shortages continue for 9th day SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a re-run of last week's local elec...

Protests over ballot shortage during local elections enter 14th day SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local electi...

Protests over ballot shortage continue for 17th day SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local electi...

South Korean protesters demand ‘election re-run’ after ballot shortage Protesters outside a ballot-counting site in ⁠South Korea on ⁠Saturday rallied for a second ⁠day, demanding a re-run of local elections held earlier this week. Around 10,000 citizens were estimated to have gathered at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium as of 5.30pm local time, where votes were counted from Wednesday’s elections to pick mayors and local government officials and assembly members, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unofficial police estimate. Representatives at Seoul Metropolitan...

(EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on June 5) The ballot paper shortage that disrupted voting at multiple polling stations acr...

Protest against ballot paper shortages enters 2nd day, demanding new election SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Protests over ballot shortages entered their second da...

Rival parties request parliamentary probe into ballot shortage in local elections SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The rival parties each submitted a request Monday for ...

(3rd LD) Angry voters block vote-counting facility in protest of ballot shortages SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of protesters encircled a vote-counting faci...

South Korean police clear election protesters after ballot shortage ... Protesters call for the suspension of ballot counting due to a shortage of ballot papers outside a counting station in Seoul on June 5 (Photo: AFP) South Korean riot police cleared protesters on June 5 from a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade sparked by a shortage of ballot papers during local elections earlier this week. The June 3 election was the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office following the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration. Lee's ruling Democratic Party swept most races but failed to flip the crucial Seoul mayoral seat. The National Election Commission (NEC) apologised, blaming a failure to anticipate turnout after 14 polling stations in Seoul ran short of ballot papers. Some polling stations stayed open until 10 pm (1300 GMT) to accommodate voters, but the move did little to quell criticism of the commission's handling of the election. Protesters holding signs that read "Stop the vote count" and "Invalidate the election" blocked authorities in Seoul's Jamsil 7-dong district from removing two ballot boxes. A gathering o…