South Korea’s ruling party wins most races in local elections but loses the crucial Seoul contest | National News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ruling liberal party won a majority of races in Wednesday’s local elections but lost the crucial Seoul mayoral contest in a setback to efforts to give President Lee Jae Myung a firmer political mandate.

Lee’s Democratic Party had been widely expected to claim more contests than its main rival, the conservative People Power Party which remains in disarray after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office and sentenced to life in prison over his martial law debacle in late 2024.

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