Seoul, July 23, 2026 (AFP) - South Korea election office raided in fake turnout figures probe: investigators

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2026-07-23

South Korean investigators raided the election commission on Thursday over indications its officials falsified vote turnout figures in June local elections, a spokesman told AFP. Dozens of polling stations experienced unprecedented ballot paper shortages on the June 3 nationwide vote, the first since President Lee Jae Myung took office last year. The controversy sparked the resignation of National Election Commission (NEC) chief Roh Tae-ak and de......

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