National Election Commission Chairperson Rho Tae-ak apologizes for the recent ballot shortage during the June 3 local elections at the institution's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on June 5. [YONHAP]
National Election Commission (NEC) Chairman Roh Tae-ak resigned on Friday, two days after ballot shortages disrupted voting at some southern Seoul polling stations during the June 3 local elections.
“I take full responsibility for
what has occurred and will step down as chair of the NEC,” Roh said in a televised public apology delivered at the institution’s headquarters in Gyeonggi’s Gwacheon at 4 p.m.
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