[Breaking News] Prime Minister Kim said, "There is a shortage of ballots for the National Election C.

Published 5 June 2026 · politics

사진 확대 There is no direct relationship with the text. A ballot box left inside the second polling station in Jamsil 7-dong, where the police

사진 확대 There is no direct relationship with the text. A ballot box left inside the second polling station in Jamsil 7-dong, where the police took out the ballot box. [Yonhap News] Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on the 5th that "if necessary, we will have to make a clear investigation and improvement of the system through parliamentary investigations or special prosecutors" on the shortage of ballots for the June 3 local elections.

Prime Minister Kim said on his Facebook and other social media (SNS) that day, "We will order to find out the truth of the incident through all means and measures, including investigations, and hold them sternly responsible." "The lack of ballots in the Election Commission cannot be overlooked," he said.

"It is a significant challenge to K-democracy." Earlier on the 3rd, the day of the June 3 local elections, voters were waiting due to a lack of ballots at some polling stations in Gangnam-gu, Gwangjin-gu, and

Songpa-gu, Seoul. Afterwards, protesters claiming fraudulent elections blocked the second polling station in Jamsil 7-dong, and two ballot boxes were not transferred, but they were transferred to the counting station only this morning, mobilizing police forces.

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