Seoul deploys tens of thousands of police officers, South Korea's general election kicks off. The new president will soon be elected.

On June 3rd at 6:00 local time, the 21st presidential election in South Korea officially began, kicking off the hotly contested election. South Korea will set up 254 polling stations and deploy over 70,000 staff. At the same time, the South Korean police issued a "level A emergency order," with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency deploying tens of thousands of police officers to maintain social order. Reports suggest that the inauguration ceremony for the 21st South Korean president is expected to be held in the National Assembly on the 4th. According to news from the South Korean National Assembly and other sources on the 2nd, the government is preparing for the presidential inauguration ceremony to be held in the National Assembly as usual. Since there is no official handover process for this presidential term, the new president will take office directly. It is expected that the inauguration ceremony will be simplified, focusing mainly on the inauguration oath, and may omit activities such as the Prime Minister striking the clock, the procession of the honor guard, and the firing of ceremonial guns. Specific schedule and location will be officially confirmed after the election. It is speculated that the newly elected president of South Korea will officially assume office and start their term as early as 7:00 AM on the 4th.