Rivals keen on record-high early voter turnout for June election

South Korea’s rival parties are offering different interpretations of the record-high early voter turnout for the June 3 local elections, with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea casting it as a sign of public support for the Lee Jae Myung administration and the main opposition People Power Party cautioning that the figures do not necessarily favor any one party. Rep. Kang Jun-hyeon, senior spokesperson of the Democratic Party, thanked more than 10 million voters for going to polling stations d

By The Korea Herald