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By Kyu-seok Shim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: South Koreans vote in local elections seen as gauge of President Lee's first year
By Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Koreans vote on Wednesday in local elections expected to boost President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party, in the first nationwide ballot since his ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Choo Mi-ae becomes South Korea's first female metropolitan governor
In the Gyeonggi Governor election held on the 3rd, Choo Mi-ae, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate, secured an early victory by defeating Yang Hyang-ja, the People Power Party candidate, by a ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, closing period of political tumult
SEOUL--Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, will become the country's next president on ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Former Justice Minister Choo makes history as Korea's first female governor
Veteran liberal politician and former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, 67, shattered another political glass ceiling, becoming South Korea's first woman elected to ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: What to know about South Korea's June 3 local elections
South Korea is set to hold nationwide local elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing governors, mayors, local council members and education superintendents ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Ex-Minister Cho Kuk's political future uncertain after failed parliamentary comeback
Cho Kuk, leader of the minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP), failed in his bid to return to parliament in the by-election held alongside ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Seoul and Gyeonggi Flip After Four Years... Ruling Party Leads as Opposition Retains Some Strongholds
In the 9th nationwide local elections for heads of basic local governments, the Democratic Party of Korea achieved an overall victory. However, it is ...
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: Growing foreign electorate puts voting rights in focus at South Korea's local polls
South Korea allows certain foreign nationals to vote in local elections - those aged 18 or older who have held permanent residency status for at least three years are eligible to cast ballots.
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: South Korea party leaders split on early voting strategy
Leaders of South Korea's rival political parties urged voters to cast ballots Friday, the first day of early voting for the June 3 local elections.
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: After failures in South Korea, ‘heretical’ church turned to Japan
A rather isolated community of large palatial buildings is nestled in a mountainous area of Gapyeong, Gyeonggi province, about 60 kilometers northeast of Seoul.
News South Korea » Gyeonggi » Politics: South Korea’s ruling party set for local election gains, exit poll shows
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is projected to make sweeping gains in local elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, but a close race in the key city of Busan left it unclear whether ...