Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang frames robotics as Korea's next growth driver; Seoul secures ballot boxes after protests during local elections; Xi Jinping to visit North Korea next week; Korea's stocks and won slide on Iran uncertainty and Middle East tensions; Lee Jae Myung to attend the G7 summit in Evian, France.
Around 1,400 protesters are blocking ballot boxes at a polling station in Seoul's Songpa District due to a shortage of voting papers. The situation escalated after a conservative YouTuber urged restraint, leading to a shift to silent protest, but a rival YouTuber's amplified broadcast triggered police intervention.
Protesters are blocking ballot boxes at a polling station in Seoul's Songpa District, demanding election nullification despite the confirmation of Oh Se-hoon's victory. Approximately 2,000 votes remain uncounted.
Protesters, including conservative YouTubers and citizens, have surrounded a polling station in Seoul's Songpa District for over 7 hours, blocking ballot boxes and demanding a new election, citing alleged election fraud. The National Election Commission stated the situation does not warrant an election postponement or rerun.
The Jeju Maritime Police Agency will deploy patrol boats to ensure the safe and swift transport of ballot boxes from four island polling stations (Chuja-do, Biyang-do, Gapa-do, Udo) to the mainland for the upcoming local elections.
The National Election Commission will provide 24-hour CCTV surveillance of early voting ballot box storage and add ballot counting procedures to ensure fair and transparent elections on June 3rd.
TMC has accused the BJP and Election Commission of 'gross electoral fraud' and 'murder of democracy' over alleged ballot box irregularities in West Bengal. The party shared CCTV footage showing persons opening ballot boxes without authorized party representatives ahead of counting scheduled for May 4. Senior TMC leaders have begun a sit-in protest outside Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expected to visit the site.
