On April 14, Seoul people held posters of supporters on the street and called for a vote. The quadrennial South Korean parliamentary elections will be held on April 15 local time. Photo by Zeng Nai, China News Service reporter
It is reported that this election will elect 300 members of parliament, including 253 members of constituencies in various regions and 47 proportional representatives. 14,330 polling stations across the country conduct voting work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. 251 invoice stations will conduct invoice statistics on 27,700 ballot boxes.
According to the Central Election Management Committee, the election results of most constituencies will be known around 10 pm that day. The turnout rate at around 2 a.m. local time on the 16th is 70%. At this time, we will know the list of actual elected persons in various constituencies. The proportional representation invoice work will end at around 8 am local time on the 16th. The Central Election Management Committee held a meeting that afternoon to determine the distribution results of proportional representatives in each political party.
14, Yin Taihao, head of the epidemic prevention summary team of the Central Emergency Response Headquarters, said that congressional elections and outings are the two major dangerous factors for preventing the epidemic at present. He urged the public to strictly abide by social distancing, ventilation and disinfection and other epidemic prevention rules, and return home immediately after the vote on the 15th. The government also advises people to clean at home on the day of the election, ventilate and disinfect them at home with disinfectant or alcohol.
On April 10 and 11, South Korea held a pre-vote for the 21st Congress. Among the more than 43.99 million voters, more than 11.74 million participated in the vote, setting a record for the highest pre-vote turnout in history.
