Yonhap News6/5/2026Politics2 min readSouth Korea
Thousands Protest in Seoul Over Ballot Shortages, Demand Revote
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Thousands protest in Seoul's Olympic Park over ballot shortages in local elections, claiming fraud and demanding a revote, with clashes and minor injuries reported.
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Ballot shortages in Seoul's local elections sparked widespread outrage.
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Thousands of protesters encircled a vote-counting facility in eastern Seoul on Friday amid growing backlash over ballot shortages that disrupted Wednesday's local elections, claiming the vote was fraudulent and demanding a revote. [...] Fire authorities said they had treated six people for minor injuries at the polling station and the vote counting center since Thursday night.
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Further protests if no revote announced
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- Will a revote be held in affected areas?
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