5월 29일부터 30일까지 전국 3,571개소에서 조기투표가 진행된다. 이번 선거는 이재명 대통령 집권 1년을 평가하는 의미가 크다.
국민의힘과 더불어민주당은 수도권 등 접전 지역에서 지지층 결집에 나섰다. 서울시장 선거는 오세훈 후보와 정원오 후보가 박빙으로 맞서고 있다.
국민선거위원회 여론조사에 따르면 유권자 39.3%가 조기투표를 계획했다. 편의성을 이유로 든 응답자가 36%에 달했다.
대구와 부산, 울산 등 주요 지역에서도 후보 간 격차가 좁혀지는 추세다. 한동훈 전 국민의힘 대표는 부산 북갑 보궐선거에 무소속으로 출마했다.
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Many South Koreans headed to the polls on Friday for two days of early voting ahead of the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, viewed as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
Official campaigning for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections started on Thursday, May 21, with nearly 7,830 candidates competing nationwide. The two-week period runs until June 2 and is seen as an early test for the Lee Jae Myung administration.
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Candidate registration opened Thursday for South Korea's June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections, seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
The race for Daegu mayor has tightened in the final stretch before the June 3 local elections, with conservative candidate Choo Kyung-ho closing in on Democratic Party rival Kim Boo-kyum after former President Park Geun-hye joined his campaign.
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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating climbed back above 60 percent for the first time in three weeks, fueled by positive views of his livelihood policies and a stock market rally.