South Korea is gearing up for its legislative elections, with political parties focusing on the semiconductor belt due to major investments by SK Hynix and Samsung. Domestic challenges are overshadowing inter-Korean concerns, with swing seats holding power in the election showdown. The outcome is predicted to maintain the government deadlock.
It's Election Day in South Korea! South Koreans are already voting (it's thirteen hours ahead of ET there) for their national legislature. A short thread re: what's at stake. 1/x
South Koreans head to the polls in legislative elections on Wednesday. The city of Gongju is part of a key constituency generating a level of political interest disproportionate to its size -- it's a swing area without loyalty to any camp. https://t.co/AM08sBpttk
#SouthKorea to hold Parliamentary elections tomorrow for its 300-member National Assembly.
#Explained: All about #SouthKorea's election; polls, key issues and how it works https://t.co/cpwpsBmSrX https://t.co/i3KBhHkkiC
South Korea will hold legislative elections on Wednesday to decide the make-up of its 300-strong National Assembly, with most polls suggesting an outcome that will do little to break the deadlock that has gripped the divided government https://t.co/uwzT2YDkLZ
While South Korea's president is a conservative, Seoul has provided liberals/progressives with resounding support in parliamentary elections. Will the trend continue when voters go to the polls tomorrow in the nation's most important city? https://t.co/rFQPF16YXh https://t.co/nN99aNoDr9
Will South Korean's conservatives reclaim some of their ground lost over the decade in the capital, Seoul, when voters go to the polls to pick a new parliament tomorrow? https://t.co/rFQPF16YXh https://t.co/1HAjlstKL7
South Korea's swing seats hold key to power in election showdown https://t.co/x5n7EF6Rcw
ICYMI: South Korea's elections is coming up in two days, but North Korea issues are sidelined, despite warnings of escalated tensions. Why are domestic challenges overshadowing inter-Korean concerns, and what does this mean for future inter-Korean policy? https://t.co/U1ZOipTGpg https://t.co/b8IpB3ncK8
With South Korea's parliamentary election approaching, political parties are ramping up efforts to court voters in the country's highly contested "semiconductor belt," where SK Hynix and Samsung plan major investments. https://t.co/hpvG1InCX3