Unexpected polling stations awaiting voters on Election Day
Across South Korea, a variety of spaces โ from barbecue restaurants to wedding halls โ are serving as polling stations for Wednesday's local elections and parliamentary by-elections. In Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Sangsang Chowoel Dwaeji Galbi, a Korean barbecue restaurant known for its pork ribs, will again open to voters as a polling station, a role it has served for more than a decade. "We have enough room to separate the polling area from the restaurant, so business can continue as usual