Posted : 2021-04-05 17:53
Updated : 2021-04-05 20:46
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun presides over the Central Disease Control Headquarters' meeting to discuss the government's measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic at the Government Complex Seoul, Sunday. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
The race for the next presidential election, set to be held in March 2022, is expected to heat up after Wednesday's by-elections, which includes mayoral elections for the country's two largest cities, Seoul and Busan.
At the same time, the political heavyweights of the country's liberal and conservative blocs are gearing up for the upcoming competition with their presidential bids, waiting for the results of the by-elections, which will act as a barometer of public opinion for the upcoming presidential election.