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South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage
- About 10,000 people rallied outside Seoul’s SK Olympic Handball Stadium demanding a re-run after ballot shortages affected this week’s local elections.
- The shortage (50 stations ran out, 22 had temporary suspensions) prompted the head of the National Election Commission to resign and calls for a special prosecutor-led probe.
- Protesters chanted for a re-run, sang the national anthem and briefly blocked election officials from leaving the counting site.
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