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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korean Ruling Party Wins Landslide in Local Elections

Oh Se-hoon, the candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, celebrates while watching a broadcast of the counting for the Seoul mayoral by-election at party headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on April 8, 2021. Song Kyung-Seok/Pool via Reuters

South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol a significant boost.

An avowed anti-feminist and political novice, Yoon won the March presidential election by just 0.7 percent -- the narrowest margin ever -- and faces an opposition-controlled National Assembly that has vowed to closely scrutinize his policies, AFP said.

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