voting gets underway in S. Korea's...
It's voting day here in South Korea. After months of political drama that began with December martial law order which eventually removed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, the people of South Korea head to polling stations two years earlier to pick their 21st president. We go to one of the polling stations with our Ahn Sung-jin standing by.
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Good morning, Sung-jin. Sung-jin, after weeks of putting up with a deluge of polling and K-pop campaigning, voters finally get their say today? Good morning Dami. I am currently standing in front of a polling location in Sadang-dong, in Seoul's Dongjak-gu District where voting started from 6AM this morning. I was out here since the early hours, and similar to the early voting, we saw people waiting for the polling station to open so they could cast their vote.
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deluge [ˈdeljuːdʒ] 쇄도, 밀어닥침 ((of))
say 발언권; 결정권
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The election taking place today is the first one since the COVID-19 pandemic. In that previous election, masks were mandatory and regular voters were separated from those that were under isolation. The polling station I'm at is one of 14,295 nationwide and 2,260 from Seoul. We already saw the second-highest voter turnout rate for early voting, and many have gathered to vote early this morning as well.
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Have a listen to some of the voters. "Our economy is going through a difficult time right now so I hope the new president can boost our economy domestically and internationally and also improve people's livelihoods." "This is my first vote ever, and I'm proud to be participating in it. I would like them to work on making Korea a better country to live in."
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Sung-jin, for our voters who are yet to cast their ballot, do remind us the voting process and what voters should be on the look out for. So voting takes place from 6AM till 8PM, and voters must be 18 or above and bring a government issued ID. Unlike early voting, voters can only cast their ballot based on their registered address. Which polling station they can vote at can be found on a voting guide delivered to each household or through the National Election Commission website.
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be on the lookout 세심히 살피다[지켜보다]
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Anyone who arrives at the polls and stands in line before the polls close has the right to vote. Taking selfies or pictures of the ballots, while inside the polling booths is strictly prohibited. That's all I have for now for this glimpse of the polling station in the early hours of today, and I will be back for more later. Back to you Dami. Sung-jin, thank you for the report. We appreciate it.
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