June 11, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.rnz.co.nz On the 3rd of June, when the main voting for the local elections took place, chaos continued at around 10 polling places. Citizens who waited over an hour to vote continued to protest, and a significant number of voters left without exercising their right to vote. Some polling places affected by the ballot shortage extended the voting deadline from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. According to the people, there were 17 polling stations where voting wa

June 6, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.koreatimes.co.kr As the June 3 local elections are approaching, election pamphlets are being sent to households in South Korea, but concerns are growing that the mass mailing wastes resources while large amounts of them are unread. Under the Public Official Election Act, election pamphlets must be sent to every household at least 10 days before election day. This year’s election pamphlets were sent out by Sunday and are expected to arrive by month