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.
Early voting for South Korea's June 3 local elections ended Saturday with a record turnout of 23.51 percent. More than 10.4 million voters cast ballots out of 44.6 million registered. The main vote takes place Wednesday.
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A four-way meeting on June 8 at the presidential office called for accountability and structural changes at the National Election Commission after ballot shortages disrupted the June 3 local elections.
President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss measures to mitigate economic fallout from the Middle East war. The gathering at Cheong Wa Dae includes key figures from the Democratic Party of Korea and People Power Party, marking the first such meeting since September last year.
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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating climbed back above 60 percent for the first time in three weeks, fueled by positive views of his livelihood policies and a stock market rally.