Protest over ballot shortage in local elections enters 4th day
Hundreds of protesters rallied for a fourth straight day Monday outside a vote-counting facility in Seoul, demanding a new election over ballot shortages during last week's local elections.
As of 9:30 a.m., approximately 950 protesters surrounded SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Songpa Ward, according to an unofficial police estimate.
Protesters blocked the stadium's 10 entrances to prevent the removal of ballot boxes.
It marked a sharp drop in the number of protesters after around 8,000 people
South Korean Election Ballot Shortage Protests
- Ballot shortage cases reach South Korea’s Constitutional Court UPI —
- South Korean president orders probe into election agency UPI —
- Lee says June 3 ballot shortages serious, but fraud not involved The Korea Herald —
- S. Korean Protest over Seoul ballot shortage continues through weekend UPI —
- Protest over ballot shortage in local elections enters 4th day Korea Times —