MBC "6·1 Local Elections: People Power Party Leading in 8 Metropolitan Mayoral Seats, Democratic Party in 4 Confirmed"

On the 1st, officials are conducting vote counting at the 8th Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections counting center set up at Eunpyeong Multipurpose Gymnasium in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, is reported by MBC on the 1st to be likely to win the June 1 local elections.

MBC also sees Park Hyung-joon, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor; Hong Joon-pyo, the People Power Party candidate for Daegu mayor; Kang Ki-jung, the Democratic Party candidate for Gwangju mayor; Kim Doo-gyeom, the candidate for Ulsan mayor; Park Wan-su, the People Power Party candidate for Gyeongsangnam-do governor; Kim Tae-heum, the People Power Party candidate for Chungcheongnam-do governor; Kim Young-hwan, the People Power Party candidate for Chungcheongbuk-do governor; Lee Cheol-woo, the People Power Party candidate for Gyeongsangbuk-do governor; and Oh Young-hoon, the Democratic Party candidate for Jeju governor as likely winners.

Kim Young-rok, the Democratic Party candidate for Jeollanam-do governor, and Kim Kwan-young, the Democratic Party candidate for Jeollabuk-do governor, have been judged as certain winners.

Thus, the Democratic Party is likely or certain to win in 4 metropolitan governments, while the People Power Party is likely or certain in 8.

The five regions where results are still undecided are Incheon, Daejeon, Sejong, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do. In all five, People Power Party candidates are leading in the vote count.

Meanwhile, in the National Assembly by-elections, Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Power Party candidate for Seongnam Bundang-gap, is judged to be likely to win.

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