Seoul Protesters Demand Election Re-run as 50 Polling Stations Ran Out of Ballots
Updated
Updated · Reuters · Jun 7
Seoul Protesters Demand Election Re-run as 50 Polling Stations Ran Out of Ballots
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 7
Summary
About 10,000 protesters gathered for a second day outside Seoul's ballot-counting site on Saturday, demanding a re-run of local elections held earlier this week.
Fifty of 14,300 polling stations ran out of ballots and voting was temporarily suspended at 22 sites, leaving some eligible voters unable to cast ballots and triggering the Election Commission chief's resignation.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon called the shortage intolerable and a violation of voting rights, urging the National Election Commission to be disbanded and investigated by special prosecutors.
Some demonstrators blocked the stadium gates to stop election officials from leaving; Yonhap later reported the officials, stuck inside since Friday morning, eventually departed.
The protests have widened anger over the June 3 local vote and intensified pressure for a revote and broader accountability over election management.