Voters lined up before dawn as S. Korea opened voting in its nationwide local elections, with some Seoul polling stations seeing early morning crowds.

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

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…