South Korea’s Opposition Dominates Parliamentary Elections

South Korea’s Opposition Dominates Parliamentary Elections

South Korea’s Opposition , Dominates Parliamentary Elections.br South Korea's Democratic Party won br "175 seats in the 300-member single-chamber parliament" on April 10, NPR reports.br The ruling right-wing People Power Party became a smaller minority with only 108 seats. .br The outcome is considered to be a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.br The country's prime minister and br other presidential officials offered br to resign after the crushing defeat. .br The country's prime minister and br other presidential officials offered br to resign after the crushing defeat. .br I apologize to the people on behalf br of our party, which wasn’t good br enough to win the people’s choices, Han Dong-hoon, People Power Party leader, via statement.br While Yoon said that he intends to br "humbly uphold" the will of the people br as indicated by the election results, .br it is not known if he will accept his br staff's offers to resign. .br Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader who br is considering running for president again, .br said there is a need for both parties to br "pull together" to "resolve economic br and public livelihood problems.".br The results of the parliamentary br elections are not the victory by br the Democratic Party, but the br great victory by our people, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader.br Now, the elections are over. Both br the ruling and opposition political br parties must pull together all their br strength to resolve economic and br public livelihood problems, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader.br According to the National Election Commission, voter turnout reached its br highest level in over three decades for br a parliamentary election, NPR reports.


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