With 'Crushing Defeat,' Lee Sang-min Says "Special Measures Must Be Taken"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] After Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, suffered a significant defeat to Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party in the 4.7 by-election exit polls conducted by the three major terrestrial broadcasters, Lee Sang-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker, called for self-reflection, stating that "drastic measures must be taken."

On the afternoon of the 7th, Lee posted on Facebook, saying, "I fear the public sentiment. We must look closely at the public sentiment and take drastic measures."

He added, "I deeply feel again the old saying, 'The wage is the boat, the people are the water; water can float the boat, but it can also overturn it.'"

On the same day, the three broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS) announced the exit poll results for the Seoul mayoral by-election conducted by KEP (Korea Election Pool, the joint election survey committee under the Korea Broadcasting Association), showing Candidate Oh at 59% and Candidate Park at 37.7%. This survey was conducted by three agencies: Ipsos, Korea Research International, and Hankook Research, targeting 50 districts in Seoul and 11,114 respondents from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The margin of error is ±1.7 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Early voting results were not included.

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