6월 3일 치러진 지방선거에서 더불어민주당이 16개 광역단체장 중 12곳을 차지하며 압승을 거뒀다. 투표율은 61%로 잠정 집계됐다.
국민의힘은 대구와 경북에서 승리했다. 부산 시장 선거에서는 더불어민주당 전재수 후보가 8년 만에 보수 텃밭을 탈환했다. 대구 시장은 국민의힘 추경호 후보가 차지했다.
서울 시장 선거는 개표가 진행 중인 가운데 오세훈 후보와 정원오 후보가 박빙의 승부를 펼치고 있다. 선관위는 서울 일부 투표소의 투표용지 부족 사태에 대해 재투표는 법적 근거가 없다고 밝혔다.
한편 부산 북구을 국회의원 보궐선거에서는 무소속 한동훈 후보가 승리했다. 투표율은 61%로 1995년 이후 두 번째로 높았다.
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South Korea's ruling Democratic Party secured 12 of 16 major local posts in June 3 elections. The main opposition retained Seoul with Oh Se-hoon winning a fifth term. Ballot shortages disrupted voting in parts of the capital.
South Koreans head to polling stations Wednesday to elect local government leaders and council members in the ninth nationwide local elections.
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Early voting for South Korea's June 3 local elections and by-elections opened Friday across 3,571 stations nationwide. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year.
The People Power Party nominated supreme council member Yang Hyang-ja as its candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor on May 2 for the June 3 local elections. Yang, a former Samsung Electronics executive, was elected to the National Assembly in 2020. She will face Democratic Party Rep. Choo Mi-ae.
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The race for Daegu mayor has tightened in the final stretch before the June 3 local elections, with conservative candidate Choo Kyung-ho closing in on Democratic Party rival Kim Boo-kyum after former President Park Geun-hye joined his campaign.
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen for six straight weeks to 46.5 percent, according to a Realmeter poll commissioned by EKN.
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Police raided the National Election Commission on June 11 over ballot shortages that disrupted voting at 26 polling stations during the June 3 local elections, as protests demanding a rerun continue.