South Korean ruling party’s ‘flawed landslide’ election win dents Lee’s reform drive
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s ruling party swept most of the country’s major local elections, but a narrow defeat in Seoul has given conservatives a foothold to challenge his reform agenda.
The loss in the capital, South Korea’s political and property-market centre, has taken the shine off an otherwise dominant performance by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), dealing a blow to Lee’s plans for tougher real estate taxation, according to observers.
Across the country, the DPK won...
South Korea Local Elections Conclude
- Police identify over 4,000 election law suspects in local election crackdown Korea Times —
- South Koreans line up early for local election voting UPI —
- Election watchdog says ballot shortage not grounds for revote or postponement The Korea Herald —
- Election watchdog says ballot shortage not cause for postponing election Korea Times —
- Election watchdog rules out postponing election, revote after ballot shortage in Seoul The Korea Herald —