South Korea’s voter turnout in Wednesday’s local elections was provisionally tallied at 61 percent, marking the second-highest turnout in the country’s local el

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

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

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…