South Korea's ruling party wins landslide majority in boost for President Moon



News South Korea’s ruling party wins landslide majority in boost for President Moon Democratic Party, which supports further engagement with North Korea, has won 180 seats in National Assembly Jeongmin Kim April 15, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Blue House South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and its satellite party won a landslide majority in national parliamentary elections held this week, the country's electoral commission confirmed Thursday, in a major boost for the incumbent President Moon Jae-in. With the National Electoral Commission (NEC) reporting 99.86% of total votes counted, the center-left Democratic Party (DP) and its satellite Civil Together Party (CTP) are confirmed to have won 180 seats out of 300 available parliamentary seats. South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and its satellite party won a landslide majority in national parliamentary elections held this week, the country's electoral commission confirmed Thursday, in a major boost for the incumbent President Moon Jae-in. With the National Electoral Commission (NEC) reporting 99.86% of total votes counted, the center-left Democratic Party (DP) and its satellite Civil Together Party (CTP) are confirmed to have won 180 seats out of 300 available parliamentary seats. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea’s ruling party wins landslide majority in boost for President Moon

Democratic Party, which supports further engagement with North Korea, has won 180 seats in National Assembly

Jeongmin Kim April 15, 2020

South Korea’s ruling party wins landslide majority in boost for President Moon

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South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and its satellite party won a landslide majority in national parliamentary elections held this week, the country's electoral commission confirmed Thursday, in a major boost for the incumbent President Moon Jae-in.

With the National Electoral Commission (NEC) reporting 99.86% of total votes counted, the center-left Democratic Party (DP) and its satellite Civil Together Party (CTP) are confirmed to have won 180 seats out of 300 available parliamentary seats.

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