▲ A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in an elementary school in Jeju, South Korea, during local elections on June 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

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(4th LD) Turnout in local elections surpasses 60 pct: NEC

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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Turnout in Wednesday's local elections surpassed 60 percent, the election watchdog said, the highest rate since the first nationwide local elections in 1995.

According to the National Election Commission (NEC), more than 27.1 million out of 44.64 million eligible voters had cast their ballots, with the final tally still undetermined.

The 60.7 percent turnout is less than the 68.4 percent turnout in the 1995 elections but higher than the 60.2 percent recorded in the 2018 polls, the second highest to date.

In the previous local elections in 2022, the final turnout was 50.9 percent.

hague@yan.co.kr

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