in a nod to the mandate of newly inaugurated President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The People Power Party was slated to win 10 out of 17 major races for mayorship and governorship, including Seoul, Busan and Daegu, while the main opposition Democratic Party would clinch just four seats, including Jeju, according to a joint poll by major TV stations KBS, MBC and SBS.
South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday to elect over 4,000 municipal seats, including governorship of nine provinces, mayorship of eight major cities, and various leadership positions in provincial and city councils.The total voter turnout was 50.9 per cent - lower than the 60.2 per cent at the last municipal elections in 2018.
The race for the Gyeonggi governorship between Ms Kim Eun-hye of the PPP and Mr Kim Dong-yeon of the DP was neck and neck. Exit polls showed Ms Kim would win 49.4 per cent of the votes against Mr Kim's 48.8 per cent.Exit polls predicted victories for Mr Lee Jae-myung and Mr Ahn Cheol-soo, both of whom ran against Mr Yoon in the presidential elections held in March.
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