Early voting begins in South Korea amid projections of Lee Jae-myung victory

Early voting begins in South Korea amid projections of Lee Jae-myung victory

South Koreans have in recent years turned out in growing numbers for early voting, with 37 percent casting their ballots ahead of polling day in the 2022 presidential election

Lee Jae-myung (2nd R), the presidential candidate for South Korea’s Democratic Party, casts his early vote for the upcoming presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on May 29, 2025. AFP