South Korea's relatively quick and effective handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for the left-leaning President Moon Jae-in ahead of the vote
This picture taken on April 10, 2020 shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook casting their early ballots for the upcoming parliamentary elections at a polling station in Seoul.
The parliamentary poll vote kicked off at 2100 GMT Tuesday with 43.9 million voters eligible to cast their ballots. "We are now holding an election at a very difficult time amid social distancing campaigns and a contraction of economic activity," election commission chairman Kwon Soon-il said on Tuesday.South Korea was among the first countries to be hit by the virus outside China, where the coronavirus first emerged.
Special polling stations were set up at eight central quarantine facilities at the weekend to enable residents to vote.Campaigning has also been affected by the outbreak: instead of the traditional handshakes and distributing of name cards, candidates have been keeping their distance from citizens, bowing and offering an occasional fist bump.
South Korea's relatively quick and effective handling of the epidemic has been a boon for the left-leaning Moon ahead of the vote, largely seen as a referendum on his performance. Moon's position is not at issue as he is directly elected, but while his Democratic party is the largest in parliament it does not hold a majority, relying on minority support to pass legislation.
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