A poster for the presidential election in 2025 is hanging at an exit of a subway station in Seoul. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

Election posters have been found damaged in Gangbuk District, Seoul, and police are investigating.

On the 18th, the Gangbuk Police Station reported that they received a report of election posters being damaged around 1 a.m. near Bukhansan Uido Station in Ui-dong, Gangbuk District, and they are under investigation.

According to police, the posters containing candidates from the Democratic Party of Korea, including presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo, were found damaged and torn down.

Police are trying to ascertain the circumstances of the incident.

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