A voter casts a ballot at an early voting station set up in Sejong, Friday, the first day of early voting for the ninth nationwide local elections. Yonhap
Long lines formed at early voting stations in Seoul's business districts Friday as office workers stopped by polling places near their workplaces, offering an early glimpse into the issues shaping voter sentiment ahead of next week's local elections.
Early voting for the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections began Friday at 3,571 polling stations nationwide.
Nationwide early voting turnout reached 7.02 percent as of 2 p.m. Friday, nearly 1 percentage point higher than at the same point during the 2022 local elections.
Voters lined up from morning at an early voting station in Sogong-dong, central Seoul, as people turned out to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting.
