US EditionSouth Koreans turn out in record numbers for early voting as presidential hopefuls vow change
- South Koreans queued in record numbers on June 1-2 to vote early in a snap presidential election triggered by the former president’s failed martial law declaration.
- The election followed months of political turmoil after Yoon Suk Yeol’s December impeachment for suspending civilian rule, which left the country under lame-duck acting presidents.
- Liberal Lee Jae-myung leads the race with 49 percent in recent polls, while conservative Kim Moon-soo trails at 35 percent amid economic challenges and national division.
- Early turnout reached 34.7 percent with long lines prompting the Election Commission to deploy more staff, and overseas voters cast ballots at a 79.5 percent rate among 1.97 million eligible.
- Analysts warn political instability may persist unless Lee adopts inclusive governance, and the successor must address economic downturn, low birth rates, and rising living costs.
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