Early voting for COVID-19 patients in the presidential election has ended with claims of election fraud, as voters alleged the National Election Commission (NEC) mishandled ballots at polling sites across the country.
On Sunday, the NEC released a statement on the previous day's early voting for COVID-19 patients across the country in which it apologized for "any inconvenience caused to voters."
The two-day early voting period for the March 9 presidential election ended Saturday with 16.32 million out of 44.2 million eligible voters participating.
Article By Nam Hyun-woo
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