South Korean Protesters Demand Election Re-run Amid Ballot Shortage
Thousands of protesters in South Korea are demanding a re-run of local elections due to a ballot shortage. Demonstrations continued for a second day as vote counting proceeded.
Protesters outside a ballot-counting site in South Korea on Saturday rallied for a second day, demanding a re-run of local elections held earlier this week. Around 10,000 citizens were estimated to have gathered at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium as of 5.30pm local time, where votes were counted from Wednesday’s elections to pick mayors and local government officials and assembly members, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unofficial police estimate. Representatives at Seoul Metropolitan....