A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Yeonsu District, Incheon, on June 3. [YONHAP]
Koreans hit the polls on Wednesday to elect mayors, governors, local council members and regional education chiefs in crucial local elections that could set the path for the Lee Jae Myung administration in its second year in office.
Voting kicked off at 6 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m. at 14,288 polling stations nationwide, according to the National Election Commission.
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More than 44.6 million people are eligible to vote, among whom 10.4 million already cast their ballots during the two-day early voting last week.
