Prosecutors send YouTuber to trial for installing election spy cameras Prosecutors indicted a YouTuber under charges of installing spy cameras at early voting sites nationwide ahead of the April 10 general election, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday. 2024.4.23
Invalid proportional representation votes hit new record of 1.31 million The number of invalid proportional representation votes from the April 10 general election reached an all-time high of 1.31 million. This is the highest number since the party voting system was first introduced in 2004. 2024.4.15
Voters send record number of women to Korea's parliament The April 10 general election saw a record 36 women directly elected to seats in the 22nd National Assembly, breaking the previous high of 29 women elected to the 21st National Assembly in 2020. 2024.4.12
Gyeonggi voters see past crude comments, dodgy loans to elect DP duo Several candidates from the liberal Democratic Party (DP) in Gyeonggi were selected by voters despite pressure to step down over controversial remarks and illegal loans. 2024.4.11
Voter turnout hits 32-year high for general election Korea posted its highest voter turnout for parliamentary elections in 32 years on Wednesday, with 67 percent of the country’s electorate voting for the April 10 general election. A total of 29,662,313 voters participated in the election. 2024.4.10
YTN apologizes for airing wrong ballot number for Rebuilding Korea Party YTN apologized for broadcasting the wrong number on the ballot for Cho Kuk's Rebuilding Korea Party on Election Day morning. 2024.4.10
Young Koreans turn to the adorable to encourage voting Nowadays, young Koreans consider not only who to vote for but also how to show off their votes on social media. Some bring an additional slip of paper to stamp in a new twist to the “#I VOTED” movement. 2024.4.10
Voting disturbances emerge at Gwangju polling stations Numerous disturbances and issues were reported at Gwangju voting sites on Wednesday morning, the day of the general election. 2024.4.10
Election watchdog to get tough with vote fraud rumormongers The head of the National Election Commission (NEC) said Tuesday that the watchdog plans to undertake “strong” action against people who spread claims of electoral fraud regarding early voting for the April 10 general election. 2024.4.9
For political heavyweights, April victory may open door to bigger things Winning a parliamentary seat in the April 10 general election could mean more than merely securing a spot for their parties — it could be a springboard toward a presidential candidacy. 2024.4.9
![A YouTuber accused of installing spy cameras at early voting sites ahead of the April 10 general election heads to the Incheon District Court to attend his arrest warrant hearing on March 31. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12381811.jpg?imageId=12381811&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Election officials tally the proportional representation votes by hand after the April 10 general election in Daegu. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10473946.jpg?imageId=10473946&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The People Power Party's Na Kyung-won, left, gives her acceptance speech after winning in Seoul's Dongjak-B District on Thursday. The Democratic Party's Choo Mi-ae, right, waves to Hanam residents after securing a seat for the Hanam-A constituency on Thursday. [YONHAP, NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11144368.jpg?imageId=11144368&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kim Jun-hyuk of the Democratic Party (DP), left, poses after his winning was became certain, and DP's Yang Moon-seok claps after seeing the exit poll results on Wednesday. [YONHAP, GYEONGGI JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11239491.jpg?imageId=11239491&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Election staffers sort ballots at a counting station set up at a high school in Yongsan District, central Seoul, to tally votes for Korea’s parliamentary elections on Wednesday evening. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11896427.jpg?imageId=11896427&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A caption misnumbering the Rebuilding Korea Party is broadcast during a morning program of local news channel YTN. [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11971688.jpg?imageId=11971688&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A design used to prove one's vote featuring the cartoon character Manggom [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12482888.jpg?imageId=12482888&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Voters cast their vote for the April 10 general election at a voting site in Gwangju on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12105141.jpg?imageId=12105141&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Election officials conduct final checks at a polling station in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on Tuesday, the day before the general election. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12462607.jpg?imageId=12462607&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, left, and former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong. Lee and Won are running for Incheon's Gyeyang-B constituency in the April 10 general election. [JOONGANG PHOTO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12132234.jpg?imageId=12132234&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)