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S. Korea's voter turnout highest in 28 years despite pandemic

2020-04-15 7 Dailymotion

21대 총선 최종 투표율 66.2% 잠정 집계…1992이후 최고치<br /><br />The National Election Commission says preliminary voter turnout is the highest it's been in almost 30 years at 66-point-2 percent.<br />The figures could go up when the final numbers are confirmed.<br />Lee Kyung-eun has the latest.<br />As of 8 PM, the estimated voter turnout rate is 66-point-two percent. That's the highest figure for a general election since 1992.<br />It's also 8-point-two percentage points higher than the final turnout from the previous general election four years ago.<br />In the 6 previous elections, only twice, has the country seen a turnout of over 60 percent.<br />Such a high turnout is mainly attributed to last week's early voting, which reached a record-high turnout of 26.7 percent.<br />Breaking it down by region,... the city of Ulsan has seen the highest rate with 68-point 6 percent.<br />The capital Seoul is in third,... with 68-point-1 percent.<br />The lowest so far is Chuncheongnam-do Province.<br />"Much attention was on the southeastern city of Daegu -- the city hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak.<br />In the last general election, the voter turnout was the country's lowest.<br />But this year, it's among the top 10."<br />In fact, the city clinched the top spot briefly this morning.<br />It seems like COVID-19 has drawn people closer to politics, not away from it.<br />The NEC is taking a little longer than usual to announce the final turnout because the polls were open later for voters who were quarantined.<br />Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.<br />

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