Gwacheon, South Korea, June 3rd – The counting of ballots has commenced in South Korea’s 21st presidential election following the closure of polling stations at 8:00 PM local time on June 3rd, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The National Election Commission’s (NEC) election statistics system indicated that, as of 8:35 PM, ballot counting was underway in some polling stations in North Gyeongsang Province. The NEC stated that the majority of the 254 polling stations nationwide initiated the vote-counting process between 8:30 PM and 8:40 PM.
Officials anticipate that the initial results of the election will begin to emerge around midnight tonight. The vote-counting process is expected to continue into the morning of June 4th.
[Image: Ballot counting in progress at Sejong University in Seoul. Credit: Yonhap News Agency]
[Image: Ballot boxes being transported at Myongji College in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Credit: Yonhap News Agency]
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