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South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday (June 4) it would hold an investigation after a shortage of ballot papers in local elections drew public anger, with protesters in a district of Seoul blocking ballot boxes from leaving a polling station.

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00:01South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday
00:05it would investigate a shortage of ballot papers during local elections that sparked public anger.
00:11Voters cast ballots on Wednesday in elections for mayors and governors
00:15across 16 major cities and provinces,
00:19in a contest seen as a test of support for President Lee Jae Myung's administration.
00:24Ballot shortages at more than a dozen polling stations
00:27forced some voters to wait for hours or leave without voting.
00:38I came out to vote, but I didn't have a vote.
00:43I waited for 30 minutes.
00:45I waited for 30 minutes, but I didn't have a vote.
00:48I was hungry, so I went home.
00:50I went home and went home.
00:52I was hungry.
00:53I would have been a vote, but I won't vote again until 10.
00:55I'm hungry.
00:59I was hungry and I've been hungry.
01:00I've been hungry.
01:01I'm hungry now.
01:02I'm hungry.
01:10I'm hungry.
01:10I'm hungry.
01:15Residents also gathered after some of them were unable to vote, with far-right protesters
01:20alleging electoral fraud and demanding a revote before any ballots are counted.
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