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South Koreans Divided Over Lower Voting Age

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The debate over a lower voting age is heating up in South Korea, with the older and younger generations clashing ahead of upcoming local elections. Under current laws, South Koreans younger than 19 years of age can’t cast a vote, join a party or participate in election campaigns, while candidates [...]

Daughter Says Seoulites Shouldn’t Vote for His Father as Seoul Education Superintendent

A follow-up article is available on Feature section: [Feature] Elections Decided by Candidate Children’s SNS Messages (June 4, Korea Bizwire) SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – It was completely out of blue. With South Korea’s local elections — scheduled to be held on June 4th — reaching their final stages, there has been an unexpected [...]