South Korea: Ruling party wins by-election
According to Yonhap, the 2015 local by-election took place in 24 constituencies across South Korea, starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m. on October 28 (Vietnam time).
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| Candidate of the main opposition party, the New Political Alliance for Democracy (NPAD). (Photo: Yonhap) |
The election was held to elect the Chairman of Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province; nine members of the Provincial and Municipal Assemblies; and 14 members of the District and County Assemblies. These positions were vacated due to invalidation of election, resignation, or death between January 4 and August 12, 2015.
The results announced by the Central Election Commission of South Korea showed that the ruling Sejong Party (SP) won 15 out of 24 seats, while the main opposition New Political Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) only won 2 out of 24 seats; the remaining 7 out of 24 seats belonged to independent candidates.
This election is also the last before the general election in April 2016. This is also the first time Korea has conducted a by-election under the plan of reducing it to once a year, instead of twice a year as before./.
According to Vietnam+
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