YOUTH VOTE?
Just like many locations, voter turnout in South Korea is lower among the adolescent. Official statistics show that just 57 % of eligible voters in their 20s and 30s cast ballots in the most recent general election in 2020, compared to 79.3 % for those in their 60s and 70s.
Only slightly more than 50 % of voters in the 18 to 29 age range declared their intention to cast a ballot on Wednesday, regardless of what, according to the most recent Gallup Korea surveys.
According to researchers, this is in part due to younger people becoming more and more unsatisfied.
South Korea is regarded as a worldwide social powerhouse and is known for its solid exports of semiconductors, but the younger generation is struggling internally due to fierce competition for education, fewer work opportunities, and sky-high housing costs.
According to standard figures, death is the primary cause of death for Koreans between the ages of 10 and 39.
The older creation group “does never really know the perilous situation of the youth,” according to Gi- Wook Shin, a sociology professor at Stanford University. This is a major cause of rising “generational conflict.”
As the nation ages, older people become ever more important socially. This” will proceed to placate young persons from politicians and voting”, Linda Hasunuma, a political scientist at Temple University, told AFP.
Many people believe that the current system wo n’t allow for significant change, she said.
” We may notice plans that overrepresent their interests at the expense of younger voters because older voters may turn out to ballot.”