A voter casts the ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
SEOUL, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3.
The early voting, which was adopted in 2013 and first applied to the 2014 local election, will be carried out for two days through Friday.
Among 44,391,871 eligible voters, those who wish to cast ballots before the election day will be allowed to vote at 3,568 polling stations across the country from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time.
At 9:00 a.m., the early voting turnout was 3.55 percent, surpassing the previous high of 2.19 percent for the parliamentary election in 2024.
It was also higher than the 2022 presidential election's early voting turnout of 2.14 percent for the same time. ■
A voter casts the ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Voters queue at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
A voter prepares to cast the ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Voters are pictured at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Voters queue at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)
A voter casts the ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
(250529) -- INCHEON, May 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Voters queue at a polling station at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)
Voters queue at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2025. Early voting began on Thursday for South Korea's snap presidential election scheduled for June 3. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)