Local Election Turnout at 8 a.m. Reaches 0.99%, Slightly Higher Than Four Years Ago

Up 0.06 Percentage Points from Previous Election

Jeonnam at 2.34%, Daegu at 0.70%... Regional Gap Remains Clear

Jeonbuk Records Largest Increase with 0.52 Percentage Points

On the first day of the 9th nationwide local elections, the early voting rate as of 8 a.m. was tallied at 0.99%.

According to the National Election Commission, 440,749 out of a total of 44,649,908 eligible voters participated in early voting, which began at 6 a.m. on May 29. This figure is 0.06 percentage points higher than the early voting rate of 0.93% recorded during the same time frame in the 8th local elections four years ago.

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By region, Jeonnam recorded the highest turnout at 2.34%, followed by Jeonbuk at 1.80%, Gangwon at 1.30%, and Gwangju at 1.19%.

On the other hand, Daegu had the lowest turnout at 0.70%. Busan recorded 0.82%, Gyeonggi 0.81%, and Incheon 0.84%. Seoul reported a turnout of 0.93%.

Compared to four years ago, the increase in voter turnout was particularly notable in the Honam region. Jeonbuk saw the largest rise, up 0.52 percentage points from the 8th election, reaching 1.80%. Jeonnam (up 0.45 percentage points) and Gwangju (up 0.44 percentage points), which will undergo administrative integration this year, also recorded higher turnout than in the previous election. In contrast, the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon maintained similar levels to the last election.

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