{"id":249454,"date":"2025-06-03T09:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/high-voter-turnout-in-south-koreas-snap-presidential-election-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:04:59","slug":"high-voter-turnout-in-south-koreas-snap-presidential-election-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/high-voter-turnout-in-south-koreas-snap-presidential-election-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"High voter turnout in South Korea&#8217;s snap presidential election | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/r-j7vOCY8ws\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"High voter turnout in South Korea's snap presidential election | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-j7vOCY8ws\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>South Koreans are voting in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol.  <\/p>\n<p>Yoon cast his ballot in Seoul after he was impeached and removed from office over his declaration of martial law in December. The main candidates are Lee Jae-myung of the opposition Democratic Party &#8211; who is seen as the prime mover behind that impeachment  &#8211; and Kim Moon-soo from Yoon&#8217;s ruling People Power Party. Pre-election surveys have put Lee well ahead. Media reports say turnout has been high.<\/p>\n<p>More than a third of the 45 million eligible voters already cast their ballots last week &#8211; a sign of the high stakes at play.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Koreans are voting in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon cast his ballot in Seoul after he was impeached and removed from office over his declaration of martial law in December. 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