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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

South Korea to overhaul election process after ballot shortage shocks country

South Korea will overhaul its election process after shortages of ballot ​papers at last week's local elections ​fuelled a public outcry, the presidential office said on Monday.

While the public ​outcry over the incident has not yet grown to a level that could jeopardize President Lee Jae Myung or his party's majority in parliament, some protesters have accused Lee's liberals of playing a part in what ‌they called "election fraud."

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