Lee casts early ballot in first electoral test since taking office

President Lee Jae Myung cast his ballot Friday as two-day early voting opened for South Korea’s first nationwide elections since his inauguration, a vote that will determine the country’s local executive, legislative and education leadership.

Accompanied by first lady Kim Hea Kyung, Lee voted in the June 3 local elections at a polling station set up inside the Samcheong-dong community center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, near Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office.

Lee and Kim cast ballots for their regi ...