Written : 2025-05-12 20:00:00 KST
Thank you for joining us. I'm Yoon Jung-min. As Korea counts down to the June 3rd snap election, official campaigning began today. Oh Soo-young explains in detail. With candidates traveling and blaring theme tunes throughout the nation, official presidential election campaigns hit the streets on Monday with banners, flyers, and head shots now installed across some 80-thousand locations throughout the country.
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snap election 스냅 선거, 예정보다 빠른 선거((집권당에 의해 예정된 날짜보다 일찍 치르는 선거))
head shots 얼굴 사진.
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From 7 AM to 11 PM, candidates can give speeches and hold talks in public spaces, with the use of loudspeakers only until 9 PM. The candidates and their teams can also distribute banners, leaflets and name cards. Voters can also take part in campaigning, expressing support for a party or candidate through speech or phone calls until the day before the election. Campaigning via text messages or social media is allowed even on election day. However, sharing false information, defamatory content, or producing and distributing deepfake videos may result in legal consequences under election laws.
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The rules also apply to overseas Koreans. The official campaigning period ends on June 2nd the day before election day. In the meantime, registered Koreans overseas can cast their ballots from Tuesday to Sunday next week, at designated locations from 8 AM to 5 PM. They must have proof of identification issued by a Korean or foreign government, and a document proving their nationality.
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If they are in Korea during the voting period, they can visit the local election commission of their most recent registered Korean address. Early voting for all Korean citizens will on May 29th and 30th from 6 AM til 6 PM. On Election Day, ballots will be open until 8 PM. Given that it's an early election triggered by a presidential vacancy, the new government will take office the next day, without an transition committee.
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Acting President Lee Ju-ho on Monday chaired a high-level meeting, urging a fair and transparent campaign period. He warned of zero tolerance for illegal acts from spreading misinformation to political bias among public servants. Special investigation units have been activated, and a nationwide oversight system is in place to protect the rights of voters at home and abroad.
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public servant 공무원
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Calling the election a "historic opportunity for national unity," the acting president appealed to Koreans to come together not only to vote but to move beyond division and face challenges as one nation. Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.
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영어 원문 출처 및 동영상 링크;
arirang news/Nat'l/Politics
https://m.arirang.com/news/view?id=283294