The future of South Korea’s pursuit of rapprochement with nuclear-armed Pyongyang has been thrown into doubt after the ruling party suffered a stunning defeat in mayoral by-elections in the two biggest cities.
Voters in the capital Seoul and the southern port of Busan handed comfortable victories on Wednesday to candidates from the opposition conservative People Power party, dealing a blow to President Moon Jae-in’s progressive Democratic party ahead of presidential elections next year.
Analysts said the mayoral races were fought mostly on domestic issues, including property speculation scandals involving senior officials which deepened national outrage over rapidly increasing house prices.
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