Seoul ¨C South Korean riot police cleared protesters Friday from a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade sparked by a shortage of ballot papers during local elections earlier this week.
Wednesday¡¯s election was the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office following the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration.
Lee¡¯s ruling Democratic Party swept most races but failed to flip the crucial Seoul mayoral seat.
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