DPK reclaims Busan after 8 years, ending conservative rule

“Chun Jae-soo of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) won the Busan mayoral race in the June 3 local elections, as the party saw victories across most regions nationwide, reflecting voter support for the Lee Jae Myung administration. Chun secured 50.52 percent of the vote, compared with 47.9 percent for incumbent Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). Chun's victory marks the DPK's return to power in Busan, a conservative stronghold, for the first time in eight years. In his victory speech, Chun pledged to honor voters' call for change and work tirelessly on their behalf. “I will become the mayor that citizens want. I will prove myself through achievements and results, not words,” he said. Chun also extended thanks to the PPP contender, saying, “I would like to tell candidate Park Heong-joon, who competed with me for Busan's future, that he worked very hard.” A former three-term lawmaker and former minister of oceans and fisheries, Chun made his first bid for the Busan mayorship in this year's local elections. Throughout the campaign, he pr

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