{"id":262836,"date":"2026-05-31T01:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/31\/samsungs-chairman-casts-rare-public-vote-what-it-means-for-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T01:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:48:32","slug":"samsungs-chairman-casts-rare-public-vote-what-it-means-for-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/05\/31\/samsungs-chairman-casts-rare-public-vote-what-it-means-for-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung&#8217;s Chairman Casts Rare Public Vote \u2014 What It Means for Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrap\">\n<div class=\"video\" ynvideowrap>\n  <video id=\"videoPlayer\" width=\"820\" height=\"460\" poster=\"https:\/\/media.yonhapnewstv.co.kr\/article\/MYH\/20260530\/MYH20260530101918YXc.jpg\" oncontextmenu=\"return\" false; controls=\"controls\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/media.yonhapnewstv.co.kr\/article\/MYH\/20260530\/MYH20260530101918YXc_700M1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> On May 29, the first day of early voting, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae\u2011yong was photographed casting his ballot. Wearing a gray suit that morning, Lee visited the early voting station set up at the Hannam\u2011dong community center in Seoul\u2019s Yongsan District. After receiving his ballot, he shook hands with officials on site, completed his vote, offered a slight nod, and then left. Images of the chairman voting being released to the press are unusual. 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