Prime Minister Kim Convenes Emergency Meeting of Ministers over 'Election Mismanagement Controversy'

Prime Minister Kim Minseok urgently convened a meeting of relevant ministers on June 11 in response to the controversy over election mismanagement.

Prime Minister Minseok Kim visited the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement in Daegu on the 11th and is asking questions related to the robot industry in South Korea. June 11, 2026. Photo by Yonhap News.

According to government officials, Prime Minister Kim will preside over a meeting of relevant ministers at 8:30 p.m. on the same day at the Government Complex Sejong, focusing on issues related to violations of citizens’ suffrage. The meeting will review the government’s response to the infringement of voting rights caused by a shortage of ballots during the local elections held on June 3. In addition, the government will comprehensively examine incidents of physical clashes during demonstrations near Olympic Park in Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, disputes over protestors restricting citizens’ access, and political declarations made by university communities.

The meeting is expected to be attended by officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as the Chief of the Presidential Office for National Affairs.

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