Seoul, Busan to select mayors
Posted : 2021-04-06 17:07
Updated : 2021-04-06 18:07
Park Young-sun, ruling Democratic Party of Korea s Seoul mayoral candidate in the April 7 by-elections, delivers a speech during a campaign at Jongno District, Tuesday, the last day of the 13-day official campaign period. Korea Times photo by Shin Hyun-chul
Parties, candidates engage in last ditch campaign
By Jung Da-min
Residents of the country s two major cities, Seoul and Busan, will select their new mayors in Wednesday s by-elections, which are receiving special attention nationwide.
This is not just because they include these mayoral elections, but because they also come less than a year before the next presidential election slated for March 2022.
Younger generations turning away from liberal ruling party
Posted : 2021-04-02 16:51
Updated : 2021-04-04 21:02
Park Young-sun, left, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea s Seoul mayoral by-election candidate, casts a ballot at an early voting station in Jongno District Office, central Seoul, Friday, while Oh Se-hoon, candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, waves during a campaign at Sangam-dong in western Seoul, Friday. Young voters are turning toward Oh of the conservative party, reflecting frustrations with the current liberal Moon Jae-in administration. Joint press corps
By Kwon Mee-yoo
It is commonly perceived that younger people are more liberal than older generations and tend to vote for the more liberal parties or candidates.
Posted : 2021-03-15 16:56
Updated : 2021-03-16 10:28
President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting with his key aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap
Speculative land buying scandal pushes down President s support rate
By Jung Da-min
A speculative land purchase scandal involving employees of a state-run housing corporation has dragged down support for President Moon Jae-in and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), becoming a major variable for the April 7 mayoral by-elections in the cities of Seoul and Busan.
Given that real estate is one of the most sensitive issues here with people suffering from high home prices, there are expectations that the effects of the incident may not stop at the by-elections but go beyond them accelerating the Moon administration into a lame-duck presidency.
Main opposition fails to capitalize on by-election advantage
Posted : 2021-03-05 09:17
Updated : 2021-03-05 11:52 Oh Se-hoon, second from right, is congratulated by main opposition People Power Party (PPP) interim head Kim Chong-in, right, at the PPP s headquarters on Yeouido, Seoul, Thursday, after winning a party primary to choose the candidate for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election. Yonhap
By Yi Whan-woo
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is failing to capitalize on its advantage over the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) in the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections taking place on April 7.
The by-elections in the nation s two largest cities are being held to choose the successors of two former disgraced mayors ― Park Won-soon of Seoul and Oh Keo-don of Busan ― who both belonged to the DPK.
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