20th Presidential Election Voter Turnout at 11.8% as of 10 AM

Daegu, Jeju, and Others Above Average... Gwangju and Jeonnambuk with High Early Voting Rates Fall Well Below Average

On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, residents visiting the No.1 polling station in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul are casting their votes. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] As of 10 a.m. on the 9th, the voter turnout for the ongoing 20th presidential election stands at 11.7%.

According to the National Election Commission, out of a total of 44,197,692 registered voters nationwide at 14,464 polling stations conducting the 20th presidential election, 5,197,308 people had participated as of 10 a.m.

By region, Daegu (13.8%), Jeju (12.9%), Gyeonggi (12.6%), Chungnam and Gyeongnam (12.2%), Ulsan (12.1%), and Daejeon (12.0%) exceeded the national average. Most of these regions had below-average early voting rates (36.93%) during the advance voting held on the 4th and 5th.

On the other hand, Gwangju (9.3%), Jeonnam (9.5%), Jeonbuk (9.8%), and Sejong (10.4%) fell significantly below the national average. These regions had early voting rates ranging from 44.11% to 51.45%, well above the national average during the advance voting.

Meanwhile, the currently tallied voter turnout does not include the early voting turnout conducted prior. The early voting turnout will be combined starting from 1 p.m. today.

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