Early Voting for General Election... Cumulative Turnout Rate 24.95% as of 5 PM (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] On the last day of early voting for the 21st general election, the cumulative turnout rate reached 24.95% as of 4 p.m. on the 11th.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 10,978,404 have participated in early voting since it began at 6 a.m. the previous day.

By region, among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Jeonnam recorded the highest turnout rate at 34.22%. Jeonbuk had 33.07%, Gwangju 30.44%, Sejong 29.99%, Gangwon 27.3%, Gyeongbuk 27.25%, Gyeongnam 25.91%, Seoul 25.21%, Chungbuk 25.2%, and Daejeon 25.14%.

Following were Ulsan 24.16%, Chungnam 23.88%, Busan 23.82%, Jeju 23.48%, Incheon 22.97%, and Gyeonggi 22.15%. The region with the lowest turnout was Daegu, recording 21.98%.

At the 20th general election in 2016, the turnout rate at 5 p.m. on the last day of early voting was 11.36%. During the 2017 presidential election and the 2018 local elections, the rates were 24.34% and 18.73%, respectively.

Meanwhile, early voting can be done at 3,508 polling stations nationwide until 6 p.m. on this day by presenting an ID without a separate absentee report. The locations of early voting stations can be checked on the National Election Commission website.

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