最高裁のチョ・ヒデ長官は6月8日、中央選挙管理委員会のノ・テアク委員長の辞任を受理した。これは6月3日に行われた地方選挙において、ソウルの一部地域で投票用紙が不足し、投票に支障をきたしたことを受けた動きである。
ノ委員長は6月5日に辞意を表明し、「責任を感じている」と述べていた。
最高裁のチョ・ヒデ長官は6月8日、中央選挙管理委員会のノ・テアク委員長の辞任を受理した。これは6月3日に行われた地方選挙において、ソウルの一部地域で投票用紙が不足し、投票に支障をきたしたことを受けた動きである。
ノ委員長は6月5日に辞意を表明し、「責任を感じている」と述べていた。
X(旧Twitter)では、今回の辞任が単なるスケープゴートに過ぎないとの懐疑的な声や、最高裁長官の役割と説明責任を問う意見が上がっている。また、再選挙を求める抗議活動が続いているほか、投票用紙不足の疑惑によって韓国の民主主義のイメージが損なわれたとの懸念も示されている。
Regarding the alleged infringement of voting rights in the June 3 local elections, protests by citizens continue near the counting center in Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
— Ellen J (@EllenJ_SK) 2026年6月8日
At the scene, voices continue to demand a re-election, a probe into election fraud allegations, and clear… pic.twitter.com/rkLp5cqRoG
The National Election Commission (NEC) is under criminal investigation and intense pressure to make sweeping reforms after unprecedented ballot paper shortages in the local elections last week triggered public fury and allegations of a systematic electoral failure.…
— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) 2026年6月8日
What is the point of apologies if there has been no decision yet to hold re-elections? The shortage looks like a rig (and I have seen this in post-Soviet countries more times than I would like to admit).
— Daria | Growth 🇰🇷 (@0xHanMoon) 2026年6月8日
Still in shock, to be honest.
조희대는 이러고 꼬리자르는거지?
— 𝙹𝚊𝚔𝚎 (@cybertruck02093) 2026年6月8日
“대법원장, '투표지 부족 사태' 노태악 선관위원장 사의 수용”https://t.co/Od88Zv6FIp
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A four-way meeting on June 8 at the presidential office called for accountability and structural changes at the National Election Commission after ballot shortages disrupted the June 3 local elections.
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.
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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.
Protests over ballot shortages during local elections entered their second day in Seoul on Saturday, with thousands surrounding a vote-counting facility and demanding a new election.
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Protests outside a Seoul vote-counting facility entered their fifth day Tuesday over ballot shortages that disrupted last week's local elections, as a court ordered evidence preservation and the new assembly speaker pledged a swift parliamentary response.
The presiding judge in former first lady Kim Keon Hee's appeals trial on corruption charges was found dead near a Seoul court early Wednesday, officials said. Police discovered judge Shin Jong-o's body and are investigating the cause, including the possibility of suicide. This follows the appellate court's decision last month to raise her sentence to four years.
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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.