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![People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Kim Gi-hyeon, center, and other party leaders are somber as they analyze their defeat in a key race in Seoul's Gangseo District during a supreme council meeting at the National Assembly in western Seoul Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12146194.jpg?imageId=12146194&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Jin Kyo-hoon, center, of the Democratic Party, celebrates at his office in western Seoul over his victory in the by-election to head Gangseo District Office late Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10547733.jpg?imageId=10547733&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A pedestrian watches CCTV footage monitoring early voting ballot boxes for the Gangseo District office head shown around the clock at the entrance to the Seoul City Election Commission in Jongno District, central Seoul, Wednesday morning, the day of the by-election. Polling booths were open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to all eligible voters on this day. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10776851.jpg?imageId=10776851&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung, center, waves to supporters after being discharged from Green Hospital in Jungnang District, northern Seoul, Monday afternoon, where he was hospitalized for deteriorated health while undergoing a hunger strike. He will participate in the DP’s efforts to campaign for its candidate for the head of Gangseo District Office ahead of Wednesday’s by-election. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12313706.jpg?imageId=12313706&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)