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
봐라 선관위원장의 사의를 수용하는 거 누구?조희태 대법원장.
— meaningless (@ash_realize) 2026年6月8日
그럼 부실선거의 최종 책임자는 누구?
조희대 대법원장, ‘투표지 부족 사태’ 노태악 선관위원장 사의 수용https://t.co/Vwsoonrfc3 pic.twitter.com/wd7BSJr4sa
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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South Korea's judicial reform laws were proclaimed on March 12, allowing constitutional appeals against Supreme Court rulings and punishment for legal distortion. This marks the first major overhaul since the 1987 constitutional amendment, including an expansion of Supreme Court justices. The measures passed under the ruling Democratic Party despite opposition from the opposition and judiciary.
President Lee Jae Myung has renewed calls for the National Assembly to swiftly appoint a special inspector general to probe corruption involving the president's family. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik stressed the need during a press briefing, citing democratic principles of institutional oversight. The ruling party pledged quick action, while the opposition dismissed it as a political stunt.
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Many South Koreans headed to the polls on Friday for two days of early voting ahead of the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, viewed as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.