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South Korean mayoral elections lead to government reshuffles
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kFollowing party losses in major mayoral elections, South Korean President Moon Jae-in replaced the prime minister and six cabinet members on April 16, according to
On April 7, mayoral elections were held in the South Korean capital of Seoul and the country’s second largest city of Busan.
“If Moon’s party loses, it would be a crushing defeat that would bring a political brain death for him and eliminate any momentum to push ahead with his policy agenda,” said Kim Hyung-joon, a political scientist at Myongji University in Seoul, prior to the election.
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Nationwide shift in sentiment
The Seoul and Busan by-elections were held because of sexual harassment allegations against the previous mayors both from the Democratic Party. Former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon committed suicide, and Busan s mayor resigned as a result of the allegations. However, the outcome of the elections indicate a shift in public sentiment across the nation. This creates a springboard for the Conservative Party … This is the time to change the political regime, former conservative lawmaker Song Young-sun told DW.
And it will certainly impact the effectiveness of South Korea s current president, whose prioritizing of peacemaking with North Korea will be replaced with a greater emphasis on domestic issues.
South Korea: Mayoral elections sink Moon s North Korea peace drive dw.com 3 hrs ago Frank Smith (Seoul)
Hopes for effective dialogue with North Korea have been weakened, as voters and opposition call for a domestic focus. The Democratic Party s fall in the polls could mark sharp changes in government policy. © Jeon Heon-Kyun/REUTERS South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks in Seoul
South Korea s ruling Democratic Party suffered crushing defeats on Wednesday, in by-elections for the Seoul and Busan mayoral posts, deepening President Moon Jae-in s lame duck status and effectively dashing his hopes for making peace with North Korea.
Opposition People Power Party (PPP) candidate Oh Se-hoon won the Seoul mayoral election by 57.5% to 39%, with the Busan PPP candidate winning by almost 30%, according to Yonhap News, South Korea s state media outlet. The results mark a complete reversal of the outcome of last year s parliamentary elections in which the Democrat
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