Early Voting for General Election Last Day... Cumulative Turnout Surpasses 20% by 2 PM (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] As of 2 p.m. on the last day of early voting for the 21st general election on the 11th, the cumulative voter turnout surpassed 20%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 8,995,756 have participated in early voting since it began at 6 a.m. the previous day. The cumulative turnout rate recorded 20.4%.

By region, among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Jeonnam had the highest turnout rate at 28.9%. Jeonbuk was 27.7%, Gwangju 25.1%, Sejong 24.2%, Gangwon 22.7%, Gyeongbuk 22.7%, Gyeongnam 21.2%, Chungbuk 20.7%, Seoul 20.5%, and Daejeon 20.5%, with 10 cities and provinces exceeding the 20% turnout rate.

Following were Chungnam at 19.7%, Jeju 19.5%, Busan 19.4%, Ulsan 19.4%, Incheon 18.7%, and Gyeonggi 18.0%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu, recording 17.7%.

At 2 p.m. on the last day of early voting during the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate was 9.1%. At the same time during the 2018 local elections, it was 15.1%.

Early voting can be done at 3,508 polling stations nationwide until 6 p.m. on this day by bringing an ID card without a separate absentee report. The locations of early voting stations can be checked on the NEC website (www.nec.go.kr) or by calling the representative number (☎1390).

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