Polling for the 2026 local elections began simultaneously across 14,288 voting stations nationwide at 6 a.m. on Wednesday — with some voters already lining up before the doors opened — and will run until 6 p.m.

South Korea's early voting turnout for local elections reached a record high, ruling and opposition parties to offer different interpretations.

Across South Korea, a variety of spaces — from barbecue restaurants to wedding halls — are serving as polling stations for Wednesday's local elections and parli

South Koreans hit the polls Wednesday to elect mayors, governors, local council members and regional education chiefs in crucial local elections that could set

Voter turnout for Wednesday’s local elections and parliamentary by-elections stood at 11 percent as of 10 a.m., according to the National Election Commission. P

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…

Turnout in Wednesday's local elections stood at 7.4 percent as of 9 a.m., up 1.4 percentage points from the previous elections in 2022, the electio...

Turnout in Wednesday's local elections stood at 15 percent as of 11 a.m., up 3 percentage points from the previous elections in 2022, the election...

Polling for the 2026 local elections began simultaneously across 14,288 voting stations nationwide at 6 a.m. on Wednesday — with some voters already lining up before the doors…

Stay with us here for live coverage of the 2026 local elections, the first real litmus test of the Lee administration. Up for election today are the mayors and governors of 16…

Exit poll results for the ninth nationwide local elections and parliamentary by-elections will be released at 6 p.m. sharp on Wednesday, immediately after polls close, while the…

Voting in South Korea’s local elections began at 6 a.m. Wednesday, kicking off a nationwide vote that will shape local leadership for the next four years. Peopl

Police received 17 calls from polling stations across Gyeonggi Province in the four hours after voting for the 2026 local elections opened Wednesday morning, including reports of…

Voter turnout reached 48.9 percent nationwide as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Election Commission. The figure includes the 23.51 percent recorded during the…

Turnout in Wednesday's local elections reached 51.9 percent as of 3 p.m., already surpassing the final turnout of the previous local elections in 2...

Turnout for the June 3 local elections reached 54.7 percent by 4 p.m. as voters streamed into polling stations across the country, with many families who came together with their…

The total turnout for Wednesday's local elections is tallied at 58.1 percent as of 5 p.m., the National Election Commission said. According to the...

The turnout for Wednesday's local elections was tallied at 61 percent as of 9 p.m., the National Election Commission said. According to the electio...

The turnout for Wednesday's local elections was tallied at 61 percent as of 11 p.m., according to the National Election Commission. According to th...

High turnout, ballot confusion and a string of polling station incidents marked Election Day across Korea on Wednesday as voters cast ballots in the 2026 local elections.

South Korea’s local elections on Wednesday stood out not only for their scale, but also for record figures that point to changing demographics, uneven competiti