PHOTOS: Overseas voting begins for presidential election

SEOUL, May 20 (AJP) - South Korean citizens living abroad began casting their ballots on Tuesday for the country's presidential election.

The National Election Commission said that the overseas voting period will run until Sunday, May 25, at noon (KST). Polling stations have been set up in 223 locations across 118 countries, including 182 diplomatic missions and 41 additional sites.

For the first time, overseas polling stations have been established in four countries where South Korea recently opened new diplomatic missions: Cuba, Luxembourg, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Among the additional polling stations, 39 were designated for diplomatic missions serving more than 30,000 South Koreans. Separate polling stations were also set up for military personnel in the Dongmyeong Unit in Lebanon and the Hanbit Unit in Uganda.

A voter places ballot in a box at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, the first day of overseas voting for the 21st presidential election. Yonhap

A voter places her ballot in a box at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, the first day of overseas voting for the 21st presidential election. Yonhap

뉴질랜드 — Kim Hyun-seo, a Korean university student in New Zealand, poses after casting her ballot on May 20 for South Korea's 21st presidential election. Kim was recorded as the first overseas voter worldwide. Courtesy of the Overseas Koreans Voters Solidarity

베이징 — A voter casts a ballot into a ballot box at an overseas polling station set up in the South Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, on May 20. Yonhap

20일 태국 방콕 한국대사관에 마련된 재외투표소 모습 주태국 한국대사관 제공 — An overseas polling station set up at the South Korean Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand/ Courtesy of the South Korean Embassy in Thailand

자카르타 — Park Soo-deok, the acting ambassador of South Korea to Indonesia, casts his vote at an overseas polling station established at the South Korean Embassy in Jakarta. Yonhap

Cho Bo-hee jobo@ajupress.com

PHOTOS: Overseas voting begins for presidential election

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