Democrats Win Landslide with 179 Seats in 21st General Election... Birth of a Giant Ruling Party

On the afternoon of the 15th, candidates from the Gwangju region running in the 21st National Assembly election gathered with party members at the Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju City Party Office in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, watching the vote count broadcast and wishing for victory. From the front row, left to right: Min Hyung-bae (Gwangsan), Yoon Young-deok (Dongnam-gap), Lee Byung-hoon (Dongnam-eul), Song Gap-seok (Seogu-gap), Lee Hyung-seok (Bukgu-eul), Lee Yong-bin (Gwangsan-gap), and Cho Oh-seop (Bukgu-gap). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] In the 21st general election held amid the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) crisis, the ruling party, the Democratic Party of Korea, is expected to secure an outright majority in the constituency elections alone.

According to the National Election Commission, as of 3:38 AM on the 16th, with 94.5% of the votes counted, among the total 253 constituencies, Democratic Party candidates ranked first in 162 districts, United Future Party candidates in 85 districts, Justice Party candidates in 1 district, and independent candidates in 5 districts. When combined with the seats expected to be secured by the proportional party, the Together Citizens' Party, the total is expected to reach 179 seats, predicting an unprecedented landslide victory.

In the proportional representation vote, with a counting rate of 65.88%, the Future Korea Party received 34.96%, Together Citizens' Party 32.95%, Justice Party 9.18%, Open Democratic Party 5.10%, and People's Party 6.50% of the votes.

Converted into seats, this is expected to result in 19 seats for the Future Korea Party, 17 seats for the Citizens' Party, 5 seats for the Justice Party, 3 seats for the People's Party, and 3 seats for the Open Democratic Party.

The proportional representation winners through party votes in this general election, where the semi-linked proportional representation system was introduced for the first time, are expected to be confirmed around 8 AM.

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