As of 11 a.m. on the 3rd, the voter turnout for the 21st presidential election was provisionally counted at 18.2%.
According to the National Election Commission website, in the voting that began at 6 a.m. nationwide at 14,295 polling stations, 8,094,955 out of a total of 44,391,871 eligible voters completed voting in five hours, resulting in a turnout of 18.2%.
This is 2.2 percentage points higher than the 16.0% turnout at the same time during the 2022 20th presidential election.
The early voting turnout will be included in the turnout figures released at 1 p.m. today.
This voting process will continue for 14 hours until 8 p.m. Unlike early voting, the general voting must be conducted only at polling stations under jurisdiction of one's registered address. The location of polling stations can be verified through the voting information notices delivered to each household, the voter list viewing system of district, city, or county offices, and the polling station finder service on the National Election Commission website.
However, voters who are still in line and have received a waiting number by 8 p.m. can vote even after the deadline.
Voters must carry identification with a photo issued by a governmental or public institution, such as a resident registration card, passport, driver's license, or youth card. Images stored on mobile IDs cannot be used.
The ballot counting is expected to start at approximately 8:30 p.m. at 251 counting stations nationwide. The National Election Commission anticipates that the outline of the elected candidate will emerge around midnight. However, depending on the margin of votes between candidates, the timing could be advanced or delayed.