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Photo : YONHAP News Anchor: The ruling Democratic Party suffered a harsh defeat in Wednesday s by-elections to choose the mayors of South Korea s two largest cities. The People Power Party s victory came after four successive losses in major elections as voters became disillusioned by sexual harassment scandals and skyrocketing home prices. Our Kim In-kyung explains. Report: It was a rough night for the ruling Democratic Party(DP), which lost the mayorships of Seoul and Busan to its rival People Power Party(PPP) in by-elections that were considered a referendum on President Moon Jae-in. According to the final tally by the National Election Commission(NEC) early Thursday, the PPP’s Oh Se-hoon garnered 57-point-five percent of the votes cast in the capital city over the DP s former startups minister Park Young-sun, who received 39-point-18 percent. ....
2021-04-08 03:06:05 GMT2021-04-08 11:06:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English SEOUL, April 8 (Xinhua) South Korea s ruling Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat in the by-elections for new mayors of the country s two biggest cities, the National Election Commission said Thursday. Oh Se-hoon of the main conservative opposition People Power Party won a landslide victory over Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party 57.50 percent to 39.18 percent in the mayoral by-election of the capital Seoul. In the mayoral by-election of the country s southeastern port city of Busan, Park Heong-joon of the People Power Party defeated Kim Young-choon of the Democratic Party by a wider margin 62.67 percent to 34.42 percent. ....
2021-04-08 07:06:07 GMT2021-04-08 15:06:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Yoo Seungki SEOUL, April 8 (Xinhua) South Korea s ruling Democratic Party was routed by the conservative bloc in by-elections of the country s two biggest cities amid growing public anger over the government s lack of proper response to an economic slump caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Oh Se-hoon of the main conservative opposition People Power Party won a landslide victory over Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party 57.50 percent to 39.18 percent in the mayoral by-election of the capital Seoul, the National Election Commission said Thursday. In the by-election of the second-biggest city of Busan, Park Heong-joon of the People Power Party harshly defeated Kim Young-choon of the Democratic Party by a wider margin of 62.67 percent to 34.42 percent. ....
Hyung-Jin Kim Members of South Korean ruling Democratic Party watch screens showing the result of exit polls of the Seoul mayoral by-election at the party headquarters Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Seoul, South Korea. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP) April 08, 2021 - 2:40 AM SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Koreaâs conservative opposition party has won sweeping victories in mayoral byelections in the countryâs two biggest cities, a blow to President Moon Jae-in ahead of next yearâs presidential vote. Oh Se-hoon of the opposition People Power Party won 57.5% of the votes cast in Wednesdayâs election in Seoul, the capital city, according to the final vote tally released by the National Election Commission. Park Young-sun of the ruling Democratic Party won 39.2% of the votes. ....