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The preliminary voting for the 21st general election began today (10th) in the morning. Both the Democratic Party and the United Party are encouraging pre-voting and focusing on the Chungcheong and metropolitan areas respectively.

Reporter Park Ha-jung.

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Preliminary voting for the 21st general election began at 6:00 this morning at 3,508 polling stations nationwide.

The voting time for today and tomorrow is 2pm until 6pm.

As of 9:30 am, the pre-voting rate is 1.51%.

If you are a voter, you can vote at any voting place in the country without a separate report, but you must prepare your ID.

In addition, to prevent the spread of corona19, you must wear a mask, check for fever, disinfect your hands and put on plastic gloves to vote.

In the case of respiratory tract symptoms or fever of 37.5 degrees or higher, the election committee is required to vote at the temporary ticket office.

A special dictionary voting booth is also operated in 8 domestic treatment centers nationwide where minority patients are admitted.

President Moon Jae-in also finished pre-voting at the Samcheong-dong Community Service Center.

The enthusiasm is also rising. Representative Lee Hae-chan of Democratic Party and Chairman Nak-yeon Lee of Nak-yeon Lee went along to support Chungcheong-won.

The chairman of the unification party, Kim Jong-in, went on a tour around the metropolitan area, and Hwang Kyo-an, the representative, is focusing on Jongno, Seoul.

Son Hak-kyu, chairman of the Minsheng Party, continued to vote in Chungcheong Province, and the leaders of the Justice Party appealed to the supporters of the Justice Party across the country after completing the pre-voting.