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Rival parties divided on high early voting turnout
Apr 05, 2021, 08:21 am
A voter cast his ballot at a polling station at Seoul Station in central Seoul on the first day of the two-day early voting period ahead of the April 7 by-elections on April 2, 2021./ Photographed by Jung Jae-hoon
AsiaToday reporters Jeong Geum-min & Lee Yoo-jin
With two days left before the April 7 by-elections, both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) claimed that the highest-ever early voting turnout of 20.54 percent would work to their advantages.
However, experts say it remains to be seen how the high turnout will work for each party, and the last remaining variable is how many supporters each party could actually lead to the polling stations.
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