Polling stations open for South Korea's 2018 local elections
- 6 years ago
Here in South Korea,.... it is an election day today.
Voters are choosing some four-thousand officials, including the mayors and governors of 17 cities and provinces, local councilors and education superintendents.
It's been more than four hours since the polling stations opened at 6a.m. local time.
Our Ko Roon-hee is at a station in the Jongno district of central Seoul.
Roon-hee, have you seen a lot of people coming in to vote?
Good morning, Semin.
It's already been more than four hours since the doors were opened at 6a.m.
At this particular polling station in Jongno district, more than two-hundred people have come by to vote.
The administrators here say more people are expected show up around lunchtime.
Vote turnout across the country is also increasing steadily as of 9am on this Election day.
The turnout for the entire nation stands at seven-point-seven percent.
Breaking it down by major cities in South Korea..
In Seoul, we stand at six-point-five percent.
In Busan, seven-point-three percent.
Daegu at seven-point-six percent, and Incheon at six-point-nine percent.
In Gwangju, the turnout is six-point-seven percent.
Now to quickly give you an overview of this year's election, candidates are competing for
more than four-thousand local administrative, legislative, and educational posts.
This includes 17 metropolitan mayors and provincial governors.
There are also by-elections being held to fill twelve vacant parliamentary seats.
Now, this election is special for South Korea… because it's the first election under the Moon Jae-in administration.
This might serve as an indicator of people's sentiment toward the liberal leader's young administration.
That's all I have for now, but I will bring you more updates in our later newscast. Semin?
Voters are choosing some four-thousand officials, including the mayors and governors of 17 cities and provinces, local councilors and education superintendents.
It's been more than four hours since the polling stations opened at 6a.m. local time.
Our Ko Roon-hee is at a station in the Jongno district of central Seoul.
Roon-hee, have you seen a lot of people coming in to vote?
Good morning, Semin.
It's already been more than four hours since the doors were opened at 6a.m.
At this particular polling station in Jongno district, more than two-hundred people have come by to vote.
The administrators here say more people are expected show up around lunchtime.
Vote turnout across the country is also increasing steadily as of 9am on this Election day.
The turnout for the entire nation stands at seven-point-seven percent.
Breaking it down by major cities in South Korea..
In Seoul, we stand at six-point-five percent.
In Busan, seven-point-three percent.
Daegu at seven-point-six percent, and Incheon at six-point-nine percent.
In Gwangju, the turnout is six-point-seven percent.
Now to quickly give you an overview of this year's election, candidates are competing for
more than four-thousand local administrative, legislative, and educational posts.
This includes 17 metropolitan mayors and provincial governors.
There are also by-elections being held to fill twelve vacant parliamentary seats.
Now, this election is special for South Korea… because it's the first election under the Moon Jae-in administration.
This might serve as an indicator of people's sentiment toward the liberal leader's young administration.
That's all I have for now, but I will bring you more updates in our later newscast. Semin?