South Korea's general election voter turnout rate reaches 67%, highest in 32 years

The voter turnout for South Korea's 22nd general election for the National Assembly reached 67.0%, the highest in 32 years since the 14th general election in 1992 (71.9%).
According to the Korea Central Election Commission on the 11th, as of the voting deadline at 6 p.m. the previous day, 29,662,313 out of a total of 44,281,011 voters participated in the polls and cast their votes.
The provisional turnout was 67.0%. The early voting held on the 5th and 6th recorded 31.28% and the actual voting day (10th) recorded 35.72%.
%), the early voting rate was 4.59% higher, but the actual voting rate was 3.79% lower. The reason for the high voter turnout in this election is the support of the ruling People Power Party's Lee Jae-myung and Cho Kuk (the
It is analyzed that the fierce battle between the camps, such as the "Judgment of the President" argument by the Democratic Party of Korea (DPJ) and the "Judgment of the Administration" argument by the main opposition party, led to voter turnout from each support group.
Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the emergency response committee of the ruling party, and Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party, have been urging people to "protect the country by voting" up until the day of the main vote.
"The outcome of this general election will be decided only if many people vote. We will win only if we vote," he said, devoting all his efforts to rallying his supporters.