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[2018 Local Elections] Liberal educators re-elected for Seoul, Gyeonggi superintendents

The June 13 local elections determined 17 new education chiefs across the country where education is a big focus, along with other administrative and legislative posts. Seoul’s superintendent hopefu...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] Heads of two opposition parties likely to resign over election defeat

The chiefs of two opposition parties are likely to step down as a result of their crushing defeat in Wednesday's local elections, party officials said. Hong Joon-pyo, the chairman of the main opposi...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] President Moon spends Election Day hiking mountain

President Moon Jae-in spent a rare free day on the local and gubernatorial Election Day on Wednesday by hiking Bugaksan with his dog, Maru. Moon had already cast his vote Friday, the first day of th...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] Exit poll suggests ruling party overwhelmingly wins local elections

A joint exit poll by three major TV broadcasters suggested the ruling Democratic Party won 14 of the 17 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial posts contested in Wednesday's local elections. The mai...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] Women urge voters to write ‘more female candidates’ on ballot

On the day of the quadrennial local elections in South Korea, a movement went viral to cast invalid votes as a protest against the lack of female candidates. A Korean hashtag, which translates into ...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] A numerical look at local elections

In the quadrennial local and gubernatorial elections and by-elections this year, South Korea is electing 4,028 local administrative, legislative and educational officials, and 9,363 candidates made t...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] June elections reflect political sentiment in midst of peninsular talks

Ruling party benefits from peninsular momentum, opposition seeks rebound ahead of 2020 main event

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
South Korean voters go to polls in local elections

South Korea began voting Wednesday in local elections and parliamentary by-elections which are seen as a referendum on liberal President Moon Jae-in's administration. At stake are 4,016 local admini...

Jun 13, 2018
Politics
South Korea’s local elections kicks off day after US-NK summit

South Korea’s quadrennial local elections will kick off Wednesday at 6 a.m. across 14,134 polling centers nationwide, one day after the historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US...

Jun 12, 2018
Politics
Moon calls for active participation in local elections

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called on the people to actively participate in the local elections, also urging government efforts until the last minute to make them the fairest elections in histor...

Jun 12, 2018
Politics
Parties appeal for support on final day of election campaign

South Korean parties made last-ditch efforts to appeal for voter support Tuesday, one day ahead of the local elections and parliamentary by-elections, which are seen as a barometer of public sentimen...

Jun 12, 2018
Politics
Prosecution recommends 8-year sentence for ex-finance minister over bribery

Prosecutors on Monday sought an eight-year jail term for former Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan over bribery charges. Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office asked the court to sentence Choi to ...

Jun 11, 2018
Politics
Controversies heat up as local elections nears

With two days to go before South Korea’s local elections, controversies started heating up Monday, surrounding political scandals. Former spokesman for the major conservative opposition Liberty Kore...

Jun 11, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local elections] 100,000 foreign resident voters miss out on election information

South Korea became the first country in Asia to allow voting rights to foreign residents in local elections in 2005. At this year’s local elections on June 13, over 100,000 non-Korean nationals are e...

Jun 11, 2018
Politics
How Trump-Kim summit will affect local elections in South Korea

South Korea’s quadrennial local elections this year come at an extraordinary time: The historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump takes place Tuesday, just...

Jun 11, 2018
Politics

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