In South Korea, early voting for the presidential election has seen more than 12 million voters participate, representing over a quarter of the 44.3 million eligible voters. The early voting period started on Thursday and will conclude on Friday, ahead of the official voting day on Tuesday. This election comes in the wake of the impeachment of President Yoon Sook-yeol, amid a backdrop of political turmoil. Current polls indicate that Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung leads with 42.9 percent support, while his closest rival, Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party, follows at 36.8 percent.
More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have already cast their ballots for who should be the country's next president.
Early voting started on Thursday and will end on Friday, in advance of the official vote on Tuesday that will see South Koreans choose who will replace impeached President Yoon Sook-yeol.
The last poll before the election placed the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung as the frontrunner with 42.9 percent support.
The vote is expected to bring an end to months of political turmoil in South Korea, where a polarised public has mobilised both for and against the impeached Yoon.
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