SINGAPORE: More than 76 per cent of South Koreans have cast their vote for a new president as of 6pm local time (5pm, Singapore time) on Tuesday (Jun 3), according to the country’s election commission.
There are more than 44 million eligible voters nationwide. The polls started at 6am local time and will close at 8pm, before vote counting begins.
The snap election caps six months of turmoil triggered by the shock imposition of martial law by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec 3 last year, a move that marred the country’s reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy.
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