·In a press conference marking one year in office, the Korean leader expressed displeasure with ballot shortages but dismissed allegations of election fraud.
·President Lee Jae Myung said in a press conference on Monday that he views the results of the June 3 local elections as a "warning from the people” to him and to his administration and vowed to go into his second year in office with humility.
·When asked about his assessment of the election results amid the ballot shortage fiasco at a press conference held on the first anniversary of his inauguration at the Blue House in central Seoul, Lee replied that as the head of the state, “All problems that occur in the Republic of Korea are my responsibility.” While the ruling Democratic Party (DP) won a significant victory in Korea's local elections last Wednesday, winning 12 of the nation’s 16 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial posts, the conservative People Power Party (PPP) won several key races, including the Seoul mayoral election.
·Likewise, the election process was marred by ballot shortages in some polling stations in Seoul.
·Lee strongly criticized the ballot shortage situation, saying it "instantly ruined an exemplary democratic nation." “At the very least, it is not a success," Lee said regarding the fiasco.
