South Korean Ruling Party's Local Election Lead Narrows

Ruling party’s local election lead narrows as Seoul race tightens

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s lead for the June 3 local elections appears to be narrowing as conservative voters regroup in key battlegrounds, particularly in Seoul, recent polls showed. In a Gallup Korea poll released Friday, 44 percent of respondents nationwide said more ruling party candidates should win, compared with 33 percent who favored more opposition victories. In the previous survey, the gap was wider at 46 percent to 30 percent. The pollster did not mention the Democratic Pa

By The Korea Herald