Millions of South Koreans vote for president
發佈日期: 2025-06-03 10:17
TVB News
Millions of South Koreans are voting Tuesday for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol.
Voting began at 6 a.m. local time, at 14,295 polling stations nationwide that will close at 8 p.m. Observers say the winner could emerge as early as midnight.
South Korea has 44.4 million eligible voters. As of 10 a.m., about 6 million people had cast their ballots, while more than 15 million people had already voted during a two-day early voting period last week, according to the National Election Commission.
Pre-election surveys suggested Yoon's liberal archrival, Lee Jae-myung, appeared headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the conservatives in the wake of Yoon's martial law debacle.
The main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Soo, has struggled to win over moderate, swing voters as his People Power Party remains in a quagmire of internal feuding over how to view Yoon's actions.
The winning candidate will immediately be sworn in as president Wednesday for a single, full term of five years without the typical two-month transition period.
