South Korea’s conservative party, second-largest in the National Assembly
Voters have faced ballot-paper shortages at polling stations, sparking protests and calls for accountability. The National Election Commission has apologised and ordered investigations, while parties contest results in key urban centers, including Seoul and Busan. Local elections test President Lee Jae Myung's administration and the opposition's regrouping prospects.
The Seoul Central District Court has detailed Park Sung-jae’s pivotal role in Yoon’s 2024 martial-law push, linking officials' actions to detentions, travel bans and possible detentions. Yoon faces multiple trials, including rebellion and drone-operations charges, while other cabinet figures are receiving prison terms.
Subversive ETFs has filed to launch two anti-Elon ETFs that would exclude companies founded or led by Elon Musk. The funds would track Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 exposures while removing Tesla and SpaceX, with SpaceX likely unavailable in the S&P 500 index for at least a year. Launch date is slated for September 21, subject to changes.