South Korea's president orders probe into ballot shortage issue
South Korea's president orders probe into ballot shortage issue
ReutersSun, June 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC
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A demonstrator waves a large South Korean flag as people surround a vote-counting centre to protest a controversy over a shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in the local election and to call for a rerun of the election, in Seoul, South Korea, June 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL, June 7 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday that he called for a thorough probe into a ballot shortage that impacted recent local elections, adding that the prosecution and police would be involved in the investigation.
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"As one citizen and as the president responsible for the government, I express deep regret," he said in an X post.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh and Hyunjoo JinEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
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