Miles de manifestantes rodearon el viernes una instalación de recuento de votos en el este de Seúl debido a la escasez de papeletas que interrumpió las elecciones locales del miércoles, lo que llevó a la policía a dispersar a la multitud y asegurar las urnas.
La policía confirmó que alrededor de 2.000 manifestantes habían rodeado el estadio de balonmano del Parque Olímpico a las 17:40 horas, bloqueando las entradas e impidiendo la salida de los funcionarios. La multitud coreaba consignas.
Las reacciones iniciales en X incluyen informes objetivos sobre la actuación policial para desalojar a los manifestantes de un centro de recuento en Seúl debido a la falta de papeletas, junto con publicaciones escépticas que acusan a las autoridades de suprimir el voto en zonas opositoras y peticiones de repetición electoral con denuncias de violencia policial.
During the last hour, Seoul police have forcibly removed peaceful protesters who have blocked a voting station in Jamsil. Poll workers walked out with the ballot boxes. The protest started because the station had ballot shortages. They want the counting to stop.
— Southern_Ryan (@Southern_Ryan5K) 5 de junio de 2026
South Korean riot police cleared protesters Friday from a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade sparked by a shortage of ballot papers during local elections earlier this week. https://t.co/U27v9G35mj
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) 5 de junio de 2026
WE ARE CHANTING FOR RE ELECTION
— 청소부/CLEANER (@KORROOFTOPARODY) 5 de junio de 2026
STOP THE STEAL!!!
IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED
TO FIGHT BACK
BUT THE POLICE IS ONLY PROTECTING AND HURTING THE CITIZENS AND THREATENING
HELP@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/uIDwpxAAcZ
This is the current scene of protesters gathered at Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Stadium (the official vote-counting center for the polling stations that had ballot shortages in the 6/3 Korean elections)
— Kangmin Lee | 이강민 (@kangminlee) 5 de junio de 2026
Most of them are in their 20-30s https://t.co/J14XJHsuJi pic.twitter.com/VTxpbzo5O2
2026-6-5, Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea. Stop making excuses, NEC (National Election Commission). People demand fair & transparent elections that reflect their will. Ballot shortages are not acceptable. Counting stacks of unfolded pristine ballots are not acceptable. More ballots… https://t.co/kl653RyRoB
— Tara O (@DrTaraO) 5 de junio de 2026
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