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Disgraced former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, leader of the liberal minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP), is rising as a political phenom, as the exit polls of Wednesday's general elections showed that his party will claim a significant portion of proportional representation seats in the next National Assembly.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, vote counts showed on Thursday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but falling just short of a super majority.
But it is unlikely they have secured a super majority that could break presidential vetoes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Outnumbered by older voters, under-represented in parliament, ignored on the campaign trail: South Korea's young say the political system is failing them, and some are fighting back before Wednesday's election.The poll to choose the National Assembly's 300 lawmakers will be the first vote in South Korean history where voters aged 60 and older will outnumber those in both their 20s and 30s, official data show.