South Korea's ruling party suffers devastating defeat in mayoral elections

FOCUS: Opposition's win set to accelerate Moon's lame-duck status

Wednesday's losses in the Seoul and Busan mayoral elections for South Korea's ruling Democratic Party mark a public rebuke of the scandal-hit administration of President Moon Jae In.

South Korea: Mayoral elections sink Moon's North Korea peace drive

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party suffered crushing defeats on Wednesday, in by-elections for the Seoul and Busan mayoral posts, deepening President Moon Jae-in's lame duck status and effectively dashing his hopes for making peace with North Korea.Opposition People Power Party (PPP) candidate Oh Se-hoon won the Seoul mayoral election by 57.5% to 39%, with the Busan PPP candidate winning by almost 30%, according to Yonhap News, South Korea's …

Seoul and Busan Mayor By-Elections Spell Trouble for President Moon

The ruling Democratic Party failed to keep the mayor positions in the country’s two biggest cities in by-elections on Wednesday.

President Moon accepts mayoral election losses

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he humbly accepts his party's losses in mayoral by-elections in the country's two biggest cities, Seoul and Busan.

South Korean ruling party loses key mayoral elections

Opposition party candidates win by-elections in capital Seoul, 2nd-largest city of Busan - Anadolu Agency

South Korea's opposition party wins 2 key local elections

South Korea's conservative opposition party has won sweeping victories in mayoral byelections in the country's two biggest cities, votes seen as a test of public sentiment ahead of next year's presidential election.