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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea/Korean

Electoral districts split and 'blockage clauses' retained: Political reform backslides in local elections

South Korea's upcoming local elections are mired in controversy as electoral districts are being redrawn, a process widely condemned for entrenching the power of the two major parties at the expense of genuine political reform. The practice of splitting larger constituencies into smaller, two-member districts, particularly in regions where the People Power Party holds a strong majority like Daegu โ€ฆ