South Korea's president orders probe into ballot shortage issue

A demonstrator waves a large South Korean flag as people surround a vote-counting centre to protest a controversy over a shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in the local election and to call for a rerun of the election, in Seoul, South Korea, June 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL, ⁠June 7 (Reuters) - South ⁠Korean President Lee ‌Jae Myung said on Sunday that ​he called for ⁠a thorough ⁠probe into a ⁠ballot shortage ‌that impacted ⁠recent local elections, adding ​that ‌the prosecution and ⁠police ​would be involved in the ⁠investigation.

"As one citizen ​and as the president responsible for ⁠the government, I express deep regret," he said ​in ⁠an X post.

(Reporting ​by Brenda ‌Goh and ​Hyunjoo JinEditing by Tomasz Janowski)