Here in South Korea,.... it is an election day today. <br />Voters are choosing some four-thousand officials, including the mayors and governors of 17 cities and provinces, local councilors and education superintendents.<br />It's been more than four hours since the polling stations opened at 6a.m. local time. <br />Our Ko Roon-hee is at a station in the Jongno district of central Seoul.<br />Roon-hee, have you seen a lot of people coming in to vote? <br /><br /> Good morning, Semin. <br />It's already been more than four hours since the doors were opened at 6a.m.<br /> At this particular polling station in Jongno district, more than two-hundred people have come by to vote. <br />The administrators here say more people are expected show up around lunchtime. <br /><br />Vote turnout across the country is also increasing steadily as of 9am on this Election day.<br /> The turnout for the entire nation stands at seven-point-seven percent.<br />Breaking it down by major cities in South Korea..<br />In Seoul, we stand at six-point-five percent. <br />In Busan, seven-point-three percent. <br />Daegu at seven-point-six percent, and Incheon at six-point-nine percent. <br />In Gwangju, the turnout is six-point-seven percent.<br /> Now to quickly give you an overview of this year's election, candidates are competing for <br />more than four-thousand local administrative, legislative, and educational posts.<br />This includes 17 metropolitan mayors and provincial governors. <br />There are also by-elections being held to fill twelve vacant parliamentary seats.<br /> Now, this election is special for South Korea… because it's the first election under the Moon Jae-in administration. <br />This might serve as an indicator of people's sentiment toward the liberal leader's young administration. <br />That's all I have for now, but I will bring you more updates in our later newscast. Semin? <br />
