by An Dae-yong
Published : June 3, 2026 - 11:10:53
![Voters cast their ballots at Polling Station No. 2 in Seongnam-dong, set up inside the indoor ssireum arena at Seongnam Comprehensive Stadium in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the day of the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections. [Yonhap]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/06/03/rcv.YNA.20260603.PYH2026060305600006100_P1.jpg)
Voter turnout in the local elections stood at 15.0 percent as of 11 a.m., up 3.0 percentage points from the same time four years ago.
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