President Lee Jae Myung enters a meeting of senior presidential aides at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursdasy. (Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday ordered the launch of a thorough joint investigation by prosecutors and police into ballot shortages that disrupted last week's local elections.A dozen locations in Seoul, including the eastern Songpa district, reported ballot shortages during Wednesday's elections, prompting the temporary suspension of voting at affected polling stations.Thousands of protesters continued rallying near a vote-counting facility in eastern Seoul for a third consecutive day, demanding a new election. (Yonhap)
Lee orders thorough investigation into ballot shortage
President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday ordered the launch of a thorough joint investigation by prosecutors and police into ballot shortages that disrupted last week'
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President Lee ordered prosecutors and police to investigate ballot shortages disrupting voting at a dozen Seoul polling stations Wednesday. Thousands of protesters demanded new elections, signaling critical infrastructure vulnerability and the political cost of planning failures in high-stakes systems.
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