Early voting turnout hits 14.29% by 10 a.m.

Early voting turnout for South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 14.29 percent as of 10 a.m.

Saturday, continuing to outpace participation levels recorded during the previous local elections four years ago.

The figure was 1.62 percentage points higher than the 12.67 percent recorded at the same point during the 2022 local elections.

The first day of early voting also set a new record for local elections, with turnout reaching 11.6 percent, surpassing the previous record of 10.18 p ...