
The early voting rate for the local elections reached 8.15% as of 3 p.m. on the first day, up 0.9 percentage points from four years ago.

The early voting rate for the local elections reached 8.15% as of 3 p.m. on the first day, up 0.9 percentage points from four years ago.
Original reporting by Ma Ga-yeon for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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