Roh said on Friday that he would step down to take responsibility for the election management failure, admitting that the incident undermined public confidence in the country's democratic process.
The head of South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC), Roh Tae-ak, has announced his resignation following widespread public outrage over a ballot paper shortage that disrupted voting in several districts during Wednesday's local elections.
Roh said on Friday that he would step down to take responsibility for the election management failure, admitting that the incident undermined public confidence in the country's democratic process.
According to Reuters, Roh acknowledged that there was "no excuse" for the shortcomings that prevented some voters from casting their ballots smoothly and raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
The outgoing NEC chairman said an independent panel of external experts would be constituted to investigate the circumstances that led to the disruption, adding that he would accept whatever findings emerged from the probe.
