(LEAD) Rival parties agree to launch parliamentary probe on election ballot shortage (opens original article in a new tab)

Rival parties agreed to conduct a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission over ballot shortages reported during recent local elections.

• Rival parties agreed to launch a 45-day parliamentary probe into the National Election Commission (NEC) over ballot shortages
• The investigation will be chaired by the opposition People Power Party (PPP) with 18 members from both parties and non-negotiating parties
• Ballot shortages disrupted voting at over a dozen polling stations in Seoul during the June 3 local elections