Posted : 2021-04-09 16:34
Updated : 2021-04-09 16:49
Oh Se-hoon, left, of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), shakes hands with Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the minor opposition People s Party, at the PPP s headquarters on Yeouido, Seoul, Thursday, after Oh s election as the new Seoul mayor in Wednesday s by-election was confirmed. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun
By Jun Ji-hye
With Oh Se-hoon of the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP) returning to the Seoul mayoral post after winning the April 7 by-election, eyes are now on whether his pledge to jointly operate the country s capital with Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the minor opposition People s Party, will actually be realized.
Opposition wins Seoul and Busan mayoral elections
Apr 08, 2021, 07:42 am
Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party shakes hands with his party members at his party’s office in Yeouido, Seoul, after news that he has outpaced his rival Park Young-sun in vote-counting for the Seoul mayoral election that took place on April 7, 2021./ Photographed by Lee Byung-hwa
AsiaToday reporter Jo Jae-hak
The April 7 by-elections was clearly a bitter judgement of the public against the Moon Jae-in administration. Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is expected to win the Seoul mayoral seat against his rival Park Young-sun of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) by double-digit margin, an exit poll showed. In the southern port city of Busan, PPP candidate Park Heong-joon beat DP candidate Kim Young-choon by double-digit margin to win the Busan mayoral seat.
South Korean Leftists Take Major Hit in Mayoral Elections
8 Apr 2021
South Korea’s ruling, left-wing Democratic Party (DP) suffered a “crushing” defeat on Wednesday in two mayoral by-elections viewed by political observers as a bellwether for the country’s presidential election next year.
“Oh Se-hoon of the main [right-wing] opposition People Power Party (PPP) defeated his rival from the DP, Park Young-sun, 57.5 percent to 39 percent to claim the Seoul mayoral seat,” according to a final vote tally released by South Korea’s National Election Commission on April 8. “The mayoral seat in Busan, the country’s second-largest city, also went to the PPP, with Park Heong-joon beating DP rival Kim Young-choon 63 percent to 34 percent.”
Huh leads minor candidates; gender issues gain attention from Seoul s young voters
Posted : 2021-04-09 16:12
Updated : 2021-04-09 16:16
Ten minor candidates in the Seoul mayoral by-election gained a combined 3.28 percent of votes. From left are Shin Ji-hye from the Basic Independent Party, Huh Kyung-young from the National Revolutionary Party, Lee Soo-bong from the Minsaeng Party, and Song Myeong-suk from the Progressive Party. Yonhap
By Kim Rahn
The 10 minor candidates in Wednesday s Seoul mayoral by-election gained a combined 3.28 percent of the vote.
This percentage may seem small compared to the candidates from the two major parties, Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party, who was elected with 57.5 percent, and Park Young-sun of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, who obtained 39.18 percent.
How young voters, once solid supporters of liberal causes, turned against Moon’s party in by-elections April 9, 2021
In politics, it is conventional wisdom that liberal parties are more effective in connecting with and appealing to young voters, while conservative rivals are more comfortable in engaging with the older electorate. A high level of voter turnout is also usually considered something that works in favor of liberal candidates.
These common notions, however, were completely shattered during the course of these past by-elections in South Korea, as many young voters firmly expressed their opposition to the ruling Democratic Party (DP), at least in its current state.