First day of early voting for the April 10 general election: Voter turnout up compared to four years ago... 6.91 million people voted early (South Korea)

In South Korea, on the first day of early voting (5th) for the general election on April 10 to select the 22nd National Assembly, nearly 7 million voters participated in the vote. The turnout rate was about 3.47 percentage points higher than the general election four years ago.
The National Election Commission recorded an increase of 15.61%. The National Election Commission announced that 6,910,510 out of a total of 44,281,000 voters had completed their votes in the advance voting, which took place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the same day.
The final voter turnout on the first day was calculated to be 15.61%, the highest turnout on the first day of any general election to date that used advance voting.
The turnout rate on the first day of the 20th general election in 2016 was 5.45%, and the turnout rate on the first day of the 21st general election in 2020 was 12.14%. Four years ago, the turnout rate on the first day was 3.47%.
However, the turnout on the first day of the 2022 20th presidential election was the highest in a nationwide election since early voting was introduced in 2014 (17.
This was 1.96 percentage points lower than the 2016 early voting rate of 1.57%. In addition, the turnout rate on the first day of advance voting in 17 cities and prefectures nationwide exceeded 10% in total.
The area with the highest voter turnout was Jeollanam-do, with 23.67%.
The lowest voter turnout was recorded in Daegu at 12.26%. Early voting will continue until the 6th at 3,565 polling stations nationwide. Voting hours will be the same as on the first day, from 6am to 6pm.
Voters can cast their ballots at any early voting polling station nationwide without having to file a separate declaration, even if they are not in their own place of residence.