Key facts
- The National Assembly has begun procedures for a potential parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages during recent local elections.
- Both the ruling Democratic Party and the main opposition People Power Party submitted requests for the probe.
- The investigation aims to examine allegations of mismanagement by the National Election Commission.
- Ballot shortages were reported at over a dozen polling stations in Seoul during the elections, disrupting voting.
- Court officials previously failed to locate a key ballot container, and police raided the National Election Commission headquarters.
SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly has initiated formal procedures for a potential parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages that occurred during recent local elections. Both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) submitted separate requests for the probe, which were reported to a plenary session.