An exit poll and other reporting indicate South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is set to win substantial support in the nationwide local elections held on Wednesday. The projections suggest the party is likely to secure a clear majority of key local offices, which could strengthen the position of President Lee Jae-myung as he enters his second year in office. Voters choose mayors and governors across 16 cities and provinces, in what is widely treated as a test of public sentiment following Lee’s snap presidential election victory last year. While the overall outlook points to broad gains for the ruling party, the race appears to be less decisive in Busan, one of the key metropolitan areas. One report describes Busan as a close contest, leaving open the possibility of whether the Democratic Party can achieve a large, landslide-style victory nationwide. Taken together, the sources portray a vote in which the ruling party is favored for major local office wins, but with uncertainty in at least one significant region.
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party projected to gain in local elections, exit poll shows
An exit poll and other reporting indicate South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is set to win substantial support in the nationwide local elections held on Wednesday. The projections suggest the party...
- South Korea holds nationwide local elections for mayors and governors in 16 cities and provinces.
- The ruling Democratic Party is projected to make major gains, according to exit poll reporting.
- Results are viewed as an assessment of President Lee Jae-myung’s performance after his snap presidential election win.
- Reports indicate the party may win a clear majority of key local offices.
- The race in Busan is described as close, creating uncertainty about a landslide outcome.
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is projected to make sweeping gains in local elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, but a close race in the key city of Busan left it unclear whether President Lee Jae-myung’s party could claim a landslide victory. Voting had largely closed in the first nationwide ballot since Lee’s snap presidential election victory last year. Voters were choosing mayors and governors in 16 cities and provinces in a contest widely seen as an assessment of Lee’s first...
2 months agoSouth Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is on track to win a clear majority of key local offices in a nationwide vote, providing President Lee Jae Myung a boost as he enters his second year in office.
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