Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung: "The First Vote of 34,000 18-Year-Old High School Students in the Province is Meaningful"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-jung, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, visited Gwanggyo Middle School, the 9th polling station in Gwanggyo 1-dong, Suwon City, on the 15th, the day of the 21st National Assembly election, accompanied by his wife Park Young-hee and his 99-year-old mother-in-law.

The superintendent emphasized, "This 21st National Assembly election is more meaningful as it is held amid the national disaster situation of COVID-19," adding, "Elections are an important event where the people unite their power to decide the future of the country."

He continued, "Today is significant as 34,000 high school students are voting for the first time at the age of 18," and urged, "Since this is the day when young people exercise their voting rights and become true sovereign citizens, I ask all student voters to participate in the election."

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