Seoul, June 3, 2026 (AFP) - South Korea's ruling party heads for local election sweep

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2026-06-03

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is poised to dominate local elections held on Wednesday, leading in all but three metropolitan races, official data shows. The Democratic Party was leading in 13 of 16 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial races -- including Seoul -- as of early Thursday with 52 percent of ballots counted, according to data from the National Election Commission. The elections were widely seen as an early test of Presiden......

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