Protest over ballot shortage continues after voting disruptions

A protest over voting disruptions caused by a ballot paper shortage during the June 3 local elections continued into Saturday.

Protesters remained gathered outside the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, eastern Seoul, on Saturday afternoon.

The venue was being used as a vote-counting center.

Roughly 3,000 demonstrators were present as of 1:30 p.m., according to an unofficial police estimate.

The protest initially took place at a polling station in Songpa-gu.

It, however, shifted to