Seoul, June 21 (IANS) Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections marred by ballot paper shortages entered the 17th day Sunday at a ballot counting site in southern Seoul.Protesters continued to chant slogans and hold pickets claiming election fraud outside SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul’s southern ward of Songpa, which was used as a ballot counting site for the elections.As many as 34,000 people were gathered at the venue as of 3:30 pm, with those in their 20s and 30s accou…
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Seoul, June 8 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed to pursue sweeping reforms to election administration during a meeting with the country’s top officials Monday after ballot paper shortages during local elections raised questions about election management. Lee made the pledge in the meeting attended by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik, Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae and Constitutional Court President Kim Sang-hwan.The meeting came after …