Posted : 2021-04-07 23:48
Updated : 2021-04-08 09:47
Oh Se-hoon, left, and Park Heong-joon, the candidates of the main opposition People Power Party for Seoul and Busan mayor posts, react at the party headquarters in Seoul and Park s election camp in Busan, respectively, early Thursday morning, after their victory in the by-elections has almost confirmed. Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) swept the mayoral by-elections in the nation s two largest cities of Seoul and Busan by a landslide, Wednesday, giving a boost to the party ahead of next year s presidential election and further pushing beleaguered President Moon Jae-in into a lame duck presidency.
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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.
Roiled by property scandals and economic failures, South Korea's liberal ruling party looks set to lose the mayoral offices in the two largest cities, making it harder for President Moon Jae-in to achieve the policy goals of his last year in office.