The National Election Commission reported that the voter turnout for the advance voting on the first day of the 21st presidential election, as of 11 a.m. on the 29th, was recorded at 7.00%.

On the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election, on the 29th, a voter is casting a ballot at the early voting station set up at the Yeoui-dong Community Center in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of News1

In the advance voting held from 6 a.m. that day, 3,107,164 out of a total of 44,391,871 eligible voters completed their votes.

This is 1.62 percentage points higher compared to the voter turnout (5.38%) at the same time during the 2022 20th presidential election, and 1.91 percentage points higher than the voter turnout (5.09%) during the same time in last year's 22nd general election.

The region with the highest voter turnout so far is Jeonnam (14.26%), followed by Jeonbuk (12.95%), Gwangju (11.79%), and Sejong (7.65%).

The lowest turnout was recorded in Daegu at 4.46%, followed by Busan (5.78%), Ulsan (5.91%), and Gyeongbuk (6.04%).

The voter turnout in the metropolitan area was 6.70% in Seoul, 6.40% in Gyeonggi, and 6.44% in Incheon.

Advance voting will take place for two days until the 30th. Voting hours are until 6 p.m., and voters must bring identification and visit the advance voting site.

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