Oh Se-Hoon Defies Exit Poll to Retain Seoul Mayor's Office in Razor-Thin Race

South Korea's Ruling Party Wins Local Elections but Loses Seoul Mayor Race

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his ruling Democratic Party secured a sweeping victory in local elections held across the country on Wednesday, strengthening their political position one year into his presidency. However, the ruling party’s success was overshadowed by a symbolic defeat in the capital, where conservative incumbent Oh Se-hoon won re-election as […] The post South Korea’s Ruling Party Wins Local Elections but Loses Seoul M…

Oh Se-hoon wins 5th term as Seoul mayor

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative opposition People Power Party is set for a fifth term as Seoul mayor, edging out a liberal rival in the most closely watched cont

Oh Se-hoon defies exit poll to retain Seoul mayor's office in razor-thin race

In a stunning political turnaround, incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has secured a victory in Wednesday’s local elections, overcoming an early exit poll projection that had forecast a loss to his liberal rival Chong Won-o. According to the National Election Commission Thursday, as of 9:30 a.m., with 97.7 percent of the votes counted, Oh of the conservative People Power Party obtained 48.94 percent of the vote, defeating Chong of the governing De…