Chong Won-o projected to win Seoul mayoral race: exit poll

Chong Won-o of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was projected Wednesday to unseat four-term Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, putting the capital on course for its first liberal mayor in six years. The ruling party was projected to score a nationwide victory over the PPP in local elections, but victory in Seoul, the country's most politically important local administration, would be a symbolic win for President Lee Jae Myung's party. Chong led Oh of the main opposition People Power Party 51.4 percent

By The Korea Herald