Voters cast their early votes for the June 3 presidential election at a polling station at the departure hall of Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A voter casts early vote for the June 3 presidential election at a polling station at the departure hall of Incheon International Airport in Incheon,

South Koreans began turning out in record numbers for early voting on Thursday in the country's snap presidential polls set to take place next week, election commission data showed, as both of the leading candidates cast their ballots.

Gyeonggi Province is home to the largest number of voters, accounting for 26.4%, followed by Seoul at 18.7% and Busan at 6.5%. A total of 205,268 people overseas voted between May 20 and 25 in 118 countries, the NEC said.