In South Korea, votes are being held for the mayoral elections of the capital Seoul and the second city of Busan (Busan), which will be considered as a prelude to the presidential election next year.
Voting closes after 8 pm and is counted the same day.
A total of 12 people can run for the Seoul mayoral election, of which Park Young-sung, the former minister of small and medium-sized venture companies from the innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea" that supports the Moon Jae-in administration, is conservative. From the largest opposition party, "People Power Party," Oh Se-hoon, who was the mayor of Seoul until 2011, is running for office.
In addition, candidates for the ruling and opposition parties are running for the mayoral election in Busan, and the elections that decide the top of the two major cities are both confronted by the ruling and opposition parties, and are positioned as a prelude to the presidential election in March next year.
Voting has been held since 6 am, and according to the Election Commission, the turnout as of 5 pm, including early voting, was 49.7% for Seoul and 44.6% for Busan, both three years ago. It is below the mayoral election.
Voting is until 8:00 pm, and those who are subject to quarantine for the new coronavirus infection will vote after 8:00 pm, and the votes will be counted immediately after that.