Ballot shortage sparks protest at Seoul polling station

“A ballot shortage at a polling station in Seoul's Songpa-gu triggered a tense standoff late Wednesday, turning an election management failure into a dispute over voting rights as counting got underway in Korea's local elections. Crowds gathered at one of Jamsil’s polling stations after voting there was extended because of a shortage of ballots, Yonhap News Agency reported. Some protesters demanded that ballots cast at the station be invalidated and that the ballot box not be removed from the sit

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