SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With just two days to go before early voting begins for South Korea’s 21st presidential election, a surge of enthusiasm among young voters is taking center stage — from university students and first-time voters to expatriates flying across continents to cast their ballots. Driven by a deep sense of political [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — In politics, it is conventional wisdom that liberal parties are more effective in connecting with and appealing to young voters, while conservative rivals are more comfortable in engaging with the older electorate. A high level of voter turnout is also usually considered something that works in favor of liberal [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus outbreak and the repeated postponement of the new school year have made it difficult for 18-year-old voters to receive election education at schools, spawning concerns about their apathy toward the April 15 polls. In South Korea, 18-year-old voters, or those born before April 16, 2002, will be [...]