Early voting turnout for South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 14.29 percent as of 10 a.m. Saturday, continuing to outpace participation levels

Early voting for the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections began simultaneously at 3,571 polling stations nationwide on Friday morning. As of 8 a.m., voter turnout…

Early voting opened Friday for next week's local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year i

Voter turnout reached 11.6 percent on Friday, the first day of early voting for the June 3 local elections, marking a record high for the opening day.

The early voting rate for Korea's ninth nationwide local elections reached 18.61 percent as of 2 p.m. Saturday, the second day of advance voting.

With a record number of voters casting ballots during early voting for Korea’s June 3 local elections, both major parties rushed to proclaim the turnout a favorable sign.