More than 6,000 protesters gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday, demanding a rerun of South Korea's local elections after ballot shortages disrupted voting in several districts.
According to local reports, demonstrators assembled near the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, where votes from Wednesday's elections for mayors, governors, regional officials, and local council members were being counted. Protesters chanted "Rerun the election" and carried signs calling for a new vote.
The protests followed the resignation announcement of Roh Tae-ak, who accepted responsibility for the ballot shortages and acknowledged the damage caused to public confidence in the democratic process.
Election officials later revealed that ballot papers ran out at 50 of the country's 14,300 polling stations, while voting was temporarily suspended at 22 locations due to delays in receiving additional supplies.
Authorities have not indicated whether the election results will be challenged, but the disruptions have intensified scrutiny of the country's electoral administration.
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