Parties seek parliamentary probes over ballot shortage

South Korea’s state institutions and political parties moved Monday to address ballot paper shortages reported during last week’s local elections.

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea submitted its request for a parliamentary probe to the National Assembly.

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Cheon Jun-ho, the party’s senior deputy floor leader, said the NEC had been aware of the shortage in advance but failed to respond in a timely manner, causing confusion at polling stations and fueling unnecessary suspicion over the fairn ...