South Korea Elections
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Wins Landslide Parliamentary Vote
His People Power Party (PPP) was projected to win just over 100 seats, meaning Yoon would avoid the super-majority of a two-third opposition control that could break presidential vetoes and pass constitutional amendments.
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Doctors, Dior And Onions: Issues That Could Influence South Korean Voters
What do striking doctors, a Dior handbag and green onions all have in common? They are all trending topics that have got voters talking before South Korea's legislative election on Wednesday.
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Election Body Takes Note Of How South Korea Held Poll Amid Virus Outbreak
The Election Commission has taken note of changes made by South Korea in procedures while holding its parliamentary polls amid the coronavirus outbreak and said it will consider modifications as required and suited to the Indian context wherever elections need to be held in this kind of pandemic environment.
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'I Will Be President For All South Koreans': Moon Jae-In
Exit polls projected Moon would take 41.4 percent of the vote, 18 percentage points ahead of his nearest challenger.
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South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon To Run For South Korea's Presidency: Former Minister
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will run for South Korean president next year, a former Prime Minister was quoted by political sources on Wednesday as saying.
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North Korea Hails Electoral 'Death Sentence' On South Korea's President
North Korea on Thursday crowed over the recent shock electoral defeat of the South's ruling party, calling it a political "death sentence" handed down on President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korea's Ruling Party Reels From Shock Election Defeat
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's ruling conservative party was reeling Thursday from a shock electoral defeat that broke its 16-year parliamentary majority and threatened its chances of retaining the presidential Blue House in 2017.
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South Korea Ruling Party Loses Parliamentary Majority: Early Results
South Korea's conservative ruling party appears to have lost its parliamentary majority in today's general election, early election results and exit polls showed.
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South Korea's Ruling Party To Lose Parliamentary Majority: Exit Polls
South Korea's conservative ruling party may have lost its parliamentary majority in Wednesday's general election, exit polls by three major TV channels showed.
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Electile Dysfunction: South Korea Probes Sex Pills-For-Votes Claim
Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said Tuesday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach.
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South Korean Opposition Leader To Resign Ahead Of Election
South Korea' faction-riven opposition was in total disarray today after leader Moon Jae-In said he was resigning ahead of a predicted rout in April parliamentary elections.
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South Korea Polls Widely Seen as Vote on Handling of Ferry Disaster
South Koreans elect new local representatives on Wednesday in elections widely seen as a barometer of President Park Geun-hye's response to a ferry disaster in April that killed more than 300 people, most of them children from the same school.
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South Korean President's Nominee For Prime Minister Withdraws
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's nominee for prime minister withdrew his name Wednesday, following controversy over income which he amassed while practising law last year as a former Supreme Court justice.
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South Korea ruling party retains majority in parliament
South Korea's ruling party has retained control of parliament in parliamentary election, seen as a key test of sentiment before the presidential vote in December, officials said. The conservative New Frontier Party (NFP) won 152 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly yesterday, 25 more than the opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), which was ...
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Wins Landslide Parliamentary Vote
His People Power Party (PPP) was projected to win just over 100 seats, meaning Yoon would avoid the super-majority of a two-third opposition control that could break presidential vetoes and pass constitutional amendments.
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Doctors, Dior And Onions: Issues That Could Influence South Korean Voters
What do striking doctors, a Dior handbag and green onions all have in common? They are all trending topics that have got voters talking before South Korea's legislative election on Wednesday.
-
Election Body Takes Note Of How South Korea Held Poll Amid Virus Outbreak
The Election Commission has taken note of changes made by South Korea in procedures while holding its parliamentary polls amid the coronavirus outbreak and said it will consider modifications as required and suited to the Indian context wherever elections need to be held in this kind of pandemic environment.
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'I Will Be President For All South Koreans': Moon Jae-In
Exit polls projected Moon would take 41.4 percent of the vote, 18 percentage points ahead of his nearest challenger.
-
South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.
-
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon To Run For South Korea's Presidency: Former Minister
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will run for South Korean president next year, a former Prime Minister was quoted by political sources on Wednesday as saying.
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North Korea Hails Electoral 'Death Sentence' On South Korea's President
North Korea on Thursday crowed over the recent shock electoral defeat of the South's ruling party, calling it a political "death sentence" handed down on President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korea's Ruling Party Reels From Shock Election Defeat
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's ruling conservative party was reeling Thursday from a shock electoral defeat that broke its 16-year parliamentary majority and threatened its chances of retaining the presidential Blue House in 2017.
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South Korea Ruling Party Loses Parliamentary Majority: Early Results
South Korea's conservative ruling party appears to have lost its parliamentary majority in today's general election, early election results and exit polls showed.
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South Korea's Ruling Party To Lose Parliamentary Majority: Exit Polls
South Korea's conservative ruling party may have lost its parliamentary majority in Wednesday's general election, exit polls by three major TV channels showed.
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Electile Dysfunction: South Korea Probes Sex Pills-For-Votes Claim
Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said Tuesday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach.
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South Korean Opposition Leader To Resign Ahead Of Election
South Korea' faction-riven opposition was in total disarray today after leader Moon Jae-In said he was resigning ahead of a predicted rout in April parliamentary elections.
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South Korea Polls Widely Seen as Vote on Handling of Ferry Disaster
South Koreans elect new local representatives on Wednesday in elections widely seen as a barometer of President Park Geun-hye's response to a ferry disaster in April that killed more than 300 people, most of them children from the same school.
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South Korean President's Nominee For Prime Minister Withdraws
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's nominee for prime minister withdrew his name Wednesday, following controversy over income which he amassed while practising law last year as a former Supreme Court justice.
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South Korea ruling party retains majority in parliament
South Korea's ruling party has retained control of parliament in parliamentary election, seen as a key test of sentiment before the presidential vote in December, officials said. The conservative New Frontier Party (NFP) won 152 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly yesterday, 25 more than the opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), which was ...
