Prime Minister Kim Min-seok delivers opening remarks at the final briefing of the integrated drone and counter-drone task force held in the annex of the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 4th. /Courtesy of News1

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on the 5th that, if necessary, "the National Assembly should conduct a parliamentary investigation or appoint a special prosecutor to clearly determine the cause and improve the system regarding the shortage of election commission ballot papers."

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok's Facebook post. /Courtesy of Facebook.

In a post on Facebook the same day, Kim said the "shortage of election commission ballot papers is something that cannot possibly be overlooked" and called it "a serious challenge to K-democracy."

He added that "through all means and measures, including an investigation, I have ordered the full truth of this incident to be uncovered and severe accountability to be pursued."

During the June 3 local elections' main vote, ballot papers ran short at more than 10 polling stations nationwide, halting voting.

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