(2nd LD) Early Voting for Presidential Election Heads for Record Turnout

(2nd LD) Early voting for presidential election heads for record turnout

(ATTN: UPDATES with voter turnout, details) By Yi Wonju SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap)

Early voting first day gains record 19.58% turnout in South Korea's election

Early voting first day gains record 19.58% turnout in South Koreas election On the first day of the early voting for the 21st presidential election o

According to the National Electoral Commission, the turnout for the early vote reached 21% at 8 a.m. on 30 May, the highest rate in this electoral phase throughout the country's history. Read more

On the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election, the 29th, the voter turnout was 19.58%, the highest ever. All major presidential candidates participated in early voting and encouraged voters to vote. According to the National Election Commission, the voter turnout on the first day of early voting, which took place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 3,568 polling stations across the country, was 19.58%. Of the 44,391,871 eligible voter…