Thousands demand South Korea vote re-run after ballot shortage

Over 6,000 people protested on Friday night at a vote counting centre in Seoul over a shortage of ballot papers, demanding a re-run after voting in local elections was disrupted, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The crowd gathered at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium, where votes were counted from Wednesday’s elections to pick mayors, provincial governors, county officers and members of local assemblies, Yonhap said, citing unofficial police estimates of its size....