The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is poised to achieve a decisive victory in Wedne

Eclectic · Apr 10, 2024

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is poised to achieve a decisive victory in Wednesday's general elections, with the broader liberal opposition bloc expected to secure as many as 200 seats in the 300-member National Assembly. This projection deals a significant blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Exit polls conducted by the nation's three major terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS indicated that the DPK was projected to secure 178 to 197 seats when combining constituency wins with proportional representation seats obtained by its satellite party, the Democratic United Party. This outcome, if confirmed, will solidify the DPK's hold in the current opposition-controlled Assembly for the next four years.

Meanwhile, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) was projected to secure 85 to 110 seats, including those obtained through proportional representation by its satellite party, the People Future Party.
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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/356_372455.html

President Yoon Suk Yeol is the leader of the right-wing PPP. The opposition DPK is a center-left party. By widening its margin in parliament, politics becomes even more deadlocked that it is now, since the PPP cannot pass legislation, but Yoon can veto it.

In foreign policy, PPP leans more towards the US and Japan and away from China. The DPK is opposite.

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