What to know about South Korea's June 3 local elections

South Korea is set to hold nationwide local elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing governors, mayors, local council members and education superintendents across the country.

The elections mark the ninth nationwide local elections since the restoration of local autonomy in 1995.

Local elections are held every four years, midway between National Assembly elections, a schedule designed to prevent the two major electoral events from overlapping and to allow voters to assess local and national ...