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Overseas voters cast their ballots for Korea’s 21st presidential election at the Korean Community Center in Annandale, Virginia, just outside Washington, on May 20. [JOONGANG ILBO]

As overseas voting starts in the U.S., diaspora hopes for end to political instability

Overseas voting in the United States began on Tuesday, with many who turned up hoping that the election brings an end to entrenched partisanship and instability.

2025.5.21

Voters living in France cast their ballots votes at a polling station at the Korean Embassy in Paris on May 20, as overseas voting for the June 3 presidential election kicked off for a six-day run. [NEWS1]

Overseas voting for June 3 election kicks off. How does it work?

Overseas voting for Korean nationals, often seen as a barometer for general polling enthusiasm, in the June 3 presidential election kicked off on Tuesday for a six-day run, with 258,254 registered to vote.

2025.5.20

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Participants practice operating ballot paper issuers during a training session for overseas election officials for the 21st presidential election at the National Election Commission's Election Training Institute in Gwonseon District, Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 1. [YONHAP]

Overseas Koreans registered to vote rises 14% ahead of June presidential election

A total of 258,254 overseas Koreans are eligible to vote in the upcoming 21st presidential election, according to the National Election Commission (NEC) on Monday. The figure includes 229,531 overseas absentees and 28,723 registered overseas voters.

2025.5.6

Overseas voters living in the United States cast their ballots at a polling station at the consulate general in Los Angeles last Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Turnout for overseas voting hits record high of 62.8 percent

Overseas voting turnout for the April 10 general election hit a record high of 62.8 percent, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Tuesday, seen as a harbinger of overall polling enthusiasm for next week.

2024.4.2

A 94-year-old Korean resident of Japan casts a vote at a polling station set up at the Korean consulate general in Tokyo on Wednesday, the first day of the overseas voting period for the April 10 general election. [YONHAP]

Pork, pandering and accusations abound as campaigning begins

The election is expected to be charged, with rhetoric from both the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) reminiscent of the last presidential election as they target each other’s torchbearers from that race.

2024.3.27

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overseas voting

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As overseas voting starts in the U.S., diaspora hopes for end to political instability

Overseas voting for June 3 election kicks off. How does it work?

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Overseas Koreans registered to vote rises 14% ahead of June presidential election

Turnout for overseas voting hits record high of 62.8 percent

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