In South Korea, the mayoral elections of Seoul and Pusan (Busan), which are regarded as the prelude to the presidential election next year, were held on the 7th. However, the candidate for the largest opposition party is leading the candidate for the ruling party that supports the Moon Jae-in administration.
Voting for the mayoral elections in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and Busan, the second largest city, will be closed after 8 pm on the 7th, and the votes will be counted in sequence.
KBS, a public broadcaster, reported the predicted vote rate based on the results of exit polls and preliminary telephone surveys conducted jointly with other major television stations at 8:15 pm.
According to the Mayor of Seoul election,
59% of the conservative opposition "People Power Party" Oh Se-hoon, and
▽ the innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea" Park Young-sung, who supports the Moon Jae-in administration. At 37.7%, the
largest opposition party, Mr. Oh, leads by 21.3 points.
Also, in the Busan mayoral election, the candidate for the largest opposition party leads the candidate for the ruling party by 31 points.
According to the Election Commission, the turnout as of 8:00 pm
was 55.1% in Seoul
and 51.3%
in
Busan.
The elections to decide the top of the two major cities are both confronted by the ruling and opposition parties, and are positioned as a prelude to the presidential election in March next year.
Vote counting is expected to continue until dawn on the 8th.