South Korean president casts early election vote
The Peninsula
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot on Friday as early voting got under way ahead of next week s general election, where his p...
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot on Friday as early voting got under way ahead of next week's general election, where his party will seek to win back its parliamentary majority.
The South Korean leader's approval ratings have fallen below 40 percent in recent weeks, according to some pollsters, driven by a litany of scandals and voter dissatisfaction with rising inflation.
But experts say the poll is crucial for Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) because his authority could be significantly weakened for the final three years of his term if the opposition wins a supermajority.
Yoon cast his vote in the country's southern port city of Busan on Friday, and afterwards thanked the staff at the polling station, his office said.
The president and 11.1 percent of the country's eligible voters had cast their ballots at more than 3,500 polling stations nationwide as of 3 pm (0600 GMT) on Friday, according to the country's election commission.
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