Seoul, Dec 1, 2025 (AFP) - Seoul mayor indicted over alleged illegal polling payments

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2025-12-01

South Korean prosecutors indicted the mayor of Seoul on Monday for allegedly violating political funding laws. Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is now serving his fourth term as mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a possible future presidential candidate. Prosecutors accuse him of arranging for a supporter to cover the cost of opinion polling ahead of the 2021 by-election. They said the 64-year-old mayor ha......

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