South Korea by-elections: Exit polls show razor-thin margins in key races
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- South Korean media reported extremely close election results in two key by-elections based on exit polls.
- In Busan's Buk-gap constituency, Democratic Party candidate Ha Jeong-woo and independent candidate Han Dong-hoon were neck-and-neck.
- In Pyeongtaek-eul, a three-way race showed a tight contest between candidates from the Democratic Party, People Power Party, and Jo Guk Party.
Exit polls indicate a nail-biting finish in two significant South Korean by-elections, with results too close to call.
In the highly contested Busan Buk-gap by-election, Democratic Party candidate Ha Jeong-woo and independent candidate Han Dong-hoon are locked in a fierce battle. Exit polls show Ha leading slightly with 42.6% of the vote, while Han trails closely at 41.6%. The People Power Party candidate, Park Min-sik, lags significantly behind with 15.8%.
Similarly, the Pyeongtaek-eul constituency is experiencing a three-way contest with razor-thin margins. According to the exit polls, Jo Guk Party candidate Jo Guk leads with 31.1%, followed by People Power Party candidate Yoo Ui-dong at 30.6%, and Democratic Party candidate Kim Yong-nam at 30.3%.
The exit polls were conducted by a joint effort of KBS, MBC, and SBS, surveying voters from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. across 615 polling stations nationwide.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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