More than 260,000 voters have provisionally registered to vote in the overseas voting ahead of the 21st presidential election.
The National Election Commission noted on the 26th that the number of overseas absentee voters and overseas voters that registered and applied is provisionally counted at 264,251.
Among the applicants, there are 232,987 overseas absentees temporarily residing abroad and 31,264 overseas citizens who have settled in their host countries.
By continent, Asia has the most at 131,474, followed by the Americas with 77,938, Europe with 44,708, the Middle East with 7,155, and Africa with 2,901. By country, the United States has the highest number at 53,377, followed by Japan at 39,712 and China at 25,466.
The scale of overseas voting increased by 32,691 (14.1%) compared to 231,560 in the previous 20th presidential election. However, it decreased by 35,946 (12%) compared to 300,197 in the 19th presidential election.
The overseas voter list will be compiled over five days starting on the 30th of this month, with confirmation on the 4th of next month, 30 days before the election. The overseas voting for the 21st presidential election will be held at 182 diplomatic missions worldwide from the 20th to the 25th of next month.