Seoul:Chief Justice Kim Myeong – su (L) votes with his wife, Lee Hye – joo, in the South Korean presidential election at a polling station in Seoul #Gallery

Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su (L) votes with his wife, Lee Hye-joo, in the South Korean presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on March 9, 2022, to choose a successor to outgoing President Moon Jae-in. Voting started at 6 a.m. at 14,464 polling stations nationwide, with COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine allowed to vote from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. after regular voting closes. (Yonhap/IANS)