June 4 (Asia Today) -- The People Power Party performed better than expected in Wednesday's local elections, weakening calls for party leader Jang Dong-hyeok and his leadership team to take responsibility for the results.

June 3 (Asia Today) -- The People Power Party protested Wednesday after voting was temporarily halted at some polling stations in Seoul's Songpa Ward because of ballot shortages, calling the incident "a serious violation of voters' political rights."