Voters cast their ballots at an early voting station in the North Jeolla Province Government building in the city of Jeonju, Saturday, the second and last day of early voting for next week's nationwide local elections and parliamentary by-elections. Yonhap
Two-day early voting for next week's local elections, which will decide the next mayors and governors of major local governments, ended with a turnout of 23.51 percent Saturday, the election watchdog said, marking the highest figure for such polls.
More than 10.4 million people out of 44.6 million registered voters cast their ballots during the early voting period, which ended at 6 p.m. Saturday after beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, according to the National Election Commission (NEC).
The turnout was higher than the 20.62 percent recorded in early voting for the 2022 local elections. The main vote will take place Wednesday.
On social media, President Lee Jae Myung urged voters to participate in voting, calling it the "lifeline" of democracy.
