SEOUL — South Korean voters head to the polls Wednesday in a presidential election that has been characterized as being light on issues, heavy on political scandals and divided along generational and gender lines.

The election that will choose South Korea's next president is noteworthy in that young swing voters in their 20s and 30s, who make up roughly a third of eligible voters, and whom candidates have been aggressively courted, could prove key.
Millennial and Gen Z views of South Korea's generation in power shape an election
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Millennial and Gen Z views of South Korea's generation in power shape an election

Polls show that, despite its flaws, young women still prefer the ruling liberal Democratic party, while young men prefer the conservative opposition People Power Party. But analysts say that young voters in general are disillusioned with both main parties, which have held alternated in power over the past decade.