President Lee Casts Early Vote Ahead of Local Elections

By Kim Bongcheol Posted : May 29, 2026, 13:24 Updated : May 29, 2026, 13:24
 
President Lee Jae-myung and Kim Hye-kyung cast their votes at an early voting site in Samcheong-dong, Seoul on the first day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections. [Photo=Yonhap News]
On May 29, President Lee Jae-myung participated in early voting for the local elections and the National Assembly by-elections at a polling station in the Samcheong-dong community center near the Blue House.
 
Wearing a gray tie, President Lee arrived around noon with his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, and Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik to cast their votes.
 
A Blue House official stated, "This early voting is targeted at the Incheon Gyeyang-eul district, which is the President's registered residence. Incheon Gyeyang-eul is where President Lee served as a district representative before his presidential campaign. The Democratic Party has strategically nominated Kim Nam-jun, a former Blue House spokesperson who closely assisted President Lee, as the candidate for Incheon Gyeyang-eul."
 
This election marks the first nationwide election held exactly one year after President Lee took office, with early voting taking place from May 29 to 30, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.




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