South Koreans vote for new parliament after economy, corruption dominate campaign

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SEOUL — South Koreans vote to elect a new parliament on April 10 in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum on President Yoon Suk-yeol, whose popularity has suffered amid a cost of living crisis and a spate of political scandals.

The ruling People Power Party’s leader Han Dong-hoon said a big win by the Democratic Party would create a crisis for the country.

Opinion polls are mixed and the two major parties have said dozens of districts are too close to call but some party leaders and political analysts predict DP is likely to win a majority. "A major factor here is the judgement that President Yoon Suk-yeol has not been good at making the right decisions politically, and there's discontent about that," he said.

 

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