Protesters gather around the Olympic Park Gymnasium in Songpa District, southern Seoul, demanding a rerun of the 2026 local elections on June 7. [NEWS1]
Protests calling for a rerun of the June 3 local election after a ballot shortage entered their third consecutive day on Sunday. Demonstrators have surrounded a vote-counting location while blocking the removal of ballot boxes whose counting has already been completed.
Protesters gathered around the vote-counting center at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park in Songpa District, southern Seoul, waving hand-drawn Korean flags and repeatedly chanting “Rerun the election" on Sunday morning around 10:45 a.m.
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Between 20 and 30 people were stationed overnight at each entrance to the venue, sitting on mats to hold their positions. More than half of the participants appeared to be in their 30s or younger, and many families attended together. Several people attached handwritten signs to the building's exterior carrying messages along the lines of “Guarantee the people’s right to vote.” Even an elementary school student nearby was writing slogans.
