The head of South Korea's election watchdog offered to resign on June 5 after ballot shortages disrupted voting in parts of Seoul during this week's local elections.
Roh Tae-ak, chairperson of the National Election Commission, said during a press briefing at the agency's headquarters in Gwacheon that he felt
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae accepted the resignation of National Election Commission chairperson Roh Tae-ak on June 8. The move follows ballot shortages that disrupted voting in parts of Seoul during the June 3 local elections.
Police raided the National Election Commission on June 11 over ballot shortages that disrupted voting at 26 polling stations during the June 3 local elections, as protests demanding a rerun continue.
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The Justice Ministry has imposed a travel ban on Roh Tae-ak, the former head of the National Election Commission, as part of an investigation into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections.
President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that fundamental reform of the National Election Commission is needed, possibly through a constitutional amendment, following ballot shortages that disrupted the June 3 local elections.
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Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho has offered to resign to President Lee Jae Myung amid the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's push to limit the prosecution's investigative powers.
The ruling Democratic Party and main opposition People Power Party agreed on June 16 to launch a 45-day parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections.
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Official campaigning for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections started on Thursday, May 21, with nearly 7,830 candidates competing nationwide. The two-week period runs until June 2 and is seen as an early test for the Lee Jae Myung administration.