Protesters hold a rally in Seoul, South Korea, 06 June 2026, denouncing ballot paper shortages at some polling stations during the 03 June local elections and demanding a revote. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
June 8 (Asia Today) -- A protest blockade outside a vote-counting site in Seoul's Jamsil area entered its fourth day Monday, as demonstrators demanding a revote over a ballot shortage during the June 3 local elections increasingly raised claims of election fraud.
Until the weekend, protesters had mostly focused on voting rights and calls for a revote. By Monday, however, the atmosphere outside the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Songpa District had shifted, with chants of "election fraud" mixed with demands for a new election.
At about 9 a.m., protesters could be heard chanting "fraudulent election, revote." South Korean flags were visible throughout the crowd, along with many U.S. flags. Some protesters carried signs reading "Stop the Steal," a slogan associated with challenges to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results.
One participant who said he had been at the site for four days said the mood began changing Sunday night as the size of the crowd grew and different groups joined the protest.
