S. Korea kicks off 2-day early voting for June 3 local elections

Many South Koreans headed to the polls Friday in early voting for next week's local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.

Eligible voters can cast ballots at 3,571 polling stations nationwide from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Saturday, according to the National Election Commission (NEC).

More than 5.18 million, or 11.6 percent, out of 44,649,908 registered voters cast their ballots as of 6 p.m., according to the NEC.

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