Gangseo District Mayor By-election Voter Turnout at 7 PM 45.8%

The National Election Commission announced on the 11th at 7 p.m. that the voter turnout for the Seoul Gangseo District Mayor by-election was recorded at 45.8%.

On the 11th, the day of the by-election for the Mayor of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, voters are casting their ballots at the 9th polling station in Banghwa 1-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

This reflects the early voting rate of 22.64% conducted on the 6th and 7th.

Out of a total of 500,603 registered voters, 229,040 have voted so far.

Since it is a weekday election, it appears that a considerable number of 'commuters voting after work' participated after 6 p.m.

This by-election is held only in Gangseo District nationwide. The candidates for the by-election are ▲ Jin Gyo-hoon from the Democratic Party of Korea ▲ Kim Tae-woo from the People Power Party ▲ Kwon Soo-jung from the Justice Party ▲ Kwon Hye-in from the Progressive Party ▲ Kim Yu-ri from the Green Party ▲ Go Young-il from the Liberty Unification Party (in order of ballot number). Due to the weekday schedule, voting will continue until 8 p.m. on the day.

The final election results are expected to be announced after 11 p.m.

The outcome of this election is expected to bring mixed feelings to the leadership of both ruling and opposition parties, as it will reveal the metropolitan area voter sentiment less than six months before next year’s general election.

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