Turnout in the local elections was tentatively tallied at 61 percent, the election watchdog said Thursday, the highest rate since the first nationwide local elections in 1995. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), nearly 27.25 million out of 44.64 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Wednesday's local elections. The final tally was still undetermined six hours after polls closed as a shortage of ballots at 14 voting stations in Seoul had pushed back the end of voting
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Turnout in local elections tentatively tallied at 61%, 2nd highest to date
Turnout in the local elections was tentatively tallied at 61 percent, the election watchdog said Thursday, the highest rate since the first nationwide local elections in 1995. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), nearly 27.25 million out of 44.64 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Wednesday's local elections. The final tally was still undetermined six hours after polls closed as a shortage of ballots at 14 voting stations in Seoul had pushed back the end of voting
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