South Korea Election Chief to Resign over Ballot Shortage
Rho Tae-ak quit after officials said 14 Seoul polling stations ran short of ballot papers and about 2,000 ballots were secured by police.
- South Korea's National Election Commission chairperson, Rho Tae-ak, resigned Friday following ballot shortages at 14 polling stations in Seoul, saying there is "no excuse for the occurrence of an unacceptable incident."
- Protesters blocked authorities in Seoul's Jamsil district for nearly two days, holding signs demanding officials "Stop the vote count" and "Invalidate the election" before riot police cleared the site Friday morning.
- Wednesday's nationwide vote was the first since President Lee Jae Myung took office; the Democratic Party won most races, though People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok called for a rerun.
- Political commentator Park Sang-byung told AFP the commission has a "blind spot" in internal oversight, warning the controversy has "handed ammunition to election-fraud conspiracy theorists" who may exploit it for months.
- The Korean National Police Agency denied Friday social media claims that officers left a protester in a coma, as unverified reports about the police intervention continued circulating online.
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Decision to Establish Fact-Finding Committee Composed of External Experts… Secretary General Also Resigns Reporters Kim Jeong-jin and Jeong Yeon-sol = Roh Tae-ak, Chairman of the National Election Commission, tendered his resignation on the 5th in connection with the ballot paper shortage for the June 3 local elections. On the afternoon of the same day, at the Government Complex Gwacheon, Chairman Roh [addressed] a public
Breaking News: NEC Chairman Roh Tae-ak to Apologize to the Public at 4 PM Over Ballot Shortage. NEC Chairman Roh Tae-ak is scheduled to issue a public apology regarding the ballot shortage that occurred during the June 3 local elections. Through a notice on the morning of the 5th, the NEC announced that Chairman Roh would provide a briefing on the public apology and the current situation.
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