LIVE: Democratic Party concedes Seoul mayoral election as protests continue
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LIVE: Democratic Party concedes Seoul mayoral election as protests continue

Published: 04 Jun. 2026, 09:18 Updated: 04 Jun. 2026, 10:17
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People hold signs claiming that there was election fraud in the June 3 local elections in front of Polling Station No. 2 in Jamsil 7-dong in southern Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

People hold signs claiming that there was election fraud in the June 3 local elections in front of Polling Station No. 2 in Jamsil 7-dong in southern Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]


BY JIM BULLEY [[email protected]]
tags 2026 local elections Korean local election NEC ballot papers election fraud

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