The opposition bloc won a landslide victory in the general election, but the ruling bloc managed to defend the 100-seat threshold that could otherwise have deprived President Yoon Suk Yeol of his veto power, a vote count showed on Thursday morning. As well as being a second victory in a row for the center-left, the vote outcome also indicated that the regional divide still stands in South Korean politics. Ballot coun.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and almost all senior presidential secretaries on Thursday offered to resign over the ruling People Power Party's crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, local media reported citing the presidential .
The new National Assembly of 300 members selected in Wednesday’s general election will be devoid of any independent members for the first time in over five decades. A total of 58 candidates without any political party affiliation ran in 254 constituency races, but none prevailed. The Assembly previously lacked a nonpartisan representative three past sessions spanning from 1963 through 1972. But that was before .
S Korea s Opposition Bloc Wins Landslide Parliamentary Vote menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brief Recap of 6 District Outcomes from Wednesday s Elections kbs.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kbs.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.