SEOUL: South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in Wednesday's general election, partial results showed, after the coronavirus pandemic ...
during the pandemic, with citizens still being asked to maintain social distancing after enduring one of the worst early outbreaks of the virus.
Those found to have fevers cast their ballots in separate booths that were disinfected after each user.The absolute majority win means Moon is likely to be less of a lame duck than previous presidents toward the end of their single five-year term. The conservative party had"failed to rebrand" itself after the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, which"limited the boundary of support to older generations and core support regions", Ji Yeon Hong, a professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, told AFP.
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