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Let's take a look at how this high early voting rate will affect the presidential election with reporter Han Se-hyeon from the Ministry of Political Affairs.



Q. Why is the early voting turnout high?



[Reporter Han Se-hyeon: People around me went to vote today (the 4th) and the line was too long, so I couldn't wait until I went home, and I'll do it tomorrow.

I reported yesterday, but three terrestrial broadcasters conducted a joint opinion poll.

Looking at these results, the response that they would vote reached a whopping 97.7%, including 87.9% of active voters.

That's why most people responded that they would vote if possible.



And since the elections are so tight, each political party is encouraging its supporters to actively vote in advance.

In addition, because this corona has gotten so severe, it seems that people who have difficulty voting on the main voting day on March 9 have visited the polling place in advance, and the early voting rate seems to have increased.]



Q. High early voting rate, how is the Democratic Party atmosphere?



[Reporter Han Se-hyun: Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung said this today.

If you vote, you win.

So, of course, the high voter turnout is welcome.

In the presidential election five years ago, Moon Jae-in won 41.08 percent of the vote.

In the early voting, it got a higher score of 46.29%.

In particular, it was found that the early voting turnout of the 2030 generation was higher than that of other age groups.

Looking at the results of the exit poll, it was found that those in their 20s, 30s and even 40s had a higher approval rating for Moon Jae-in.

This time, the high approval rate, the Democratic Party of course expects that it will lead to their own support.]



Q. What is the atmosphere of the people's power with high early voter turnout?



[Reporter Han Se-hyeon: The power of the people is also that the youth are basically active in early voting.

I totally agree with you on this point.

There is no disagreement.

However, the power of the people is now judging that the young people no longer support the Democratic Party, but that they support the power of our people.



This claim is also partly in response to the joint opinion poll of the three broadcasting companies reported yesterday.

Both in their 20s and in their 30s, support for Yoon Seok-yeol was higher.

If we get support from the traditional supporters, the supporters over the age of 60, and even this generation of young people, the overall parameter will increase.

Then it is advantageous to us.

High turnout is not against us.

It is to the advantage of the people's power, and I expect this. 



Q. What is the final turnout prediction?



[Reporter Han Se-hyeon: The high early voting rate will be higher than the final vote rate.

In the last presidential election, the early turnout was 26.06% and the final turnout was 77.2%.

So, how do you get the remaining 40-50% of these voters to the polling place?

Also, how much our supporters come to the polling stations and actively participate in voting seems to be the difference between victory and defeat.

Because of this, the opposition candidates seem to be at risk of how to bring these supporters to the polling place until the very end. 



(Video Edit: Choi Jin-hwa)



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