President Moon participates in early voting near Cheongwadae... Wearing 'mask and hygiene gloves'

President Moon participates in early voting near the Blue House... Wearing 'mask and sanitary gloves' [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] President Moon Jae-in participated in early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the morning of the 10th at an early voting station near the Blue House. The purpose was to encourage an increase in voter turnout.

President Moon voted around 9 a.m. that day at the Samcheong-dong Community Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, together with his wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook. President Moon is a voter in the Jongno-gu district where the Blue House residence is located. To prevent infection from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), he underwent a temperature check at the entrance of the polling station, then wore a mask and disposable sanitary gloves before voting. Key Blue House aides, including Chief Policy Officer Kim Sang-jo and Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Kang Ki-jung, also participated in early voting.

After finishing voting, President Moon met with Ahn Young-mi, head of Samcheong-dong, and asked, "Are many voters coming to vote?" He added, "This time, since there might be congestion on the actual voting day, I hope people will spread out their voting by using early voting."

President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook wore disposable gloves on the morning of the 10th as they visited the Samcheong-dong Community Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to cast their early votes for the 21st National Assembly election.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

The early voting for the 21st general election will be held over two days starting from this day at 3,508 early voting stations nationwide. Without any separate registration procedure, anyone with an ID card can vote at any town, township, or neighborhood office across the country regardless of their registered address. The voting hours are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both the 10th and 11th.