Voters go to polls in local by-elections

A citizen casts his vote in the mayoral election at a polling station in Geoje South Gyeongsang Province South Korea on April 2 2025 Yonhap — A man casts his vote at a polling station in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province on April 2, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, April 2 (AJP) - Voters cast their ballots in by-elections on Wednesday to fill vacant posts in several cities and local provinces on Wednesday at some 1,500 polling stations across the country.

The low-key elections come just two days before the Constitutional Court of Korea's decision on the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial later this week over his botched Dec. 3 declaration of martial law, drawing attention as they could serve as a gauge of public opinion.

Among the 23 seats up for grabs are the superintendent of education in the southern port city of Busan and the head of Seoul's Guro district.

Amid concerns of a record-low turnout, voting is underway until 8 p.m., with a rough vote count expected to come out around midnight.

In early voting held last Friday and Saturday, voter turnout was a mere 7.94 percent.

Im Yoon-seo lyseo0330@ajupress.com

Voters go to polls in local by-elections

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