Korea's election agency is facing a deepening credibility crisis after a ballot shortage on Election Day left voters at over a dozen polling stations unable to cast their votes, yet budget figures show 110 percent of ballots could have been printed.

High turnout, ballot confusion and a string of polling station incidents marked Election Day across Korea on Wednesday as voters cast ballots in the 2026 local elections.

Voting for the local elections was temporarily disrupted at several polling stations in Seoul and Incheon on Wednesday after stations ran out of ballots, resulting in waits of…

The National Election Commission's failure to manage ballot shortages in South Korea's local elections calls for accountability, heightened scrutiny of its autonomy and election…

Korea's election agency is facing a deepening credibility crisis after a ballot shortage on Election Day left voters at over a dozen polling stations unable to cast their votes,…

The National Election Commission's failure to manage ballot shortages in South Korea's local elections calls for accountability, heightened scrutiny of its autonomy and election…