‘ABSURD MISTAKE’:
The election commission said that there had been a failure to anticipate turnout after 14 polling stations ran short of ballot papers
AFP, SEOUL
South Korean riot police yesterday cleared protesters from a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade sparked by a shortage of ballot papers during local elections earlier this week.Wednesday’s election was the first nationwide vote since South Korean President Lee Jae-myung took office following the ouster of Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration.Lee’s ruling Democratic Party swept most races, but failed to flip the crucial Seoul mayoral seat.
A man gestures amid a protest outside a polling station in Seoul yesterday.
