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Voter turnout in South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 48-point-nine percent as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.
According to the National Election Commission, the figure, which includes ballots cast during the two-day early voting period, represents 21-point-83 million voters.
Turnout was eight-point-two percentage points higher than the 40-point-seven percent recorded at the same time during the previous local elections four years ago.
This year’s turnout was highest in South Jeolla Province at 58 percent and lowest in Gwangju at 45-point-three percent.
Early voting, held Friday and Saturday, drew a record 23-point-51 percent of eligible voters, the highest percentage ever for a local election.