South Korean President Lee Jae Myung described the shortage of ballot papers in last week's election as "ridiculous" and "shocking".

Rep. Lee Jun-seok, chair of the minor conservative Reform Party, on Friday called for a parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages reported during Wednes

The National Election Commission reportedly printed fewer ballots after conspiracy theories about leftover ballots being used to steal elections, but Wednesday’s ballot shortage…

Rho Tae-ak said the ballot paper shortage had understandably raised distrust in the election process.

The ballot shortage has prompted the resignation of the head of the National Election Commission.