Ruling party projected to score big win in local elections

“The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is projected to take a decisive lead in the local lections, with an exit poll showing the party ahead in a majority of key races. According to a joint exit poll, released at 6 p.m. by three major broadcasters, KBS, MBC and SBS, DPK candidates are leading in 11 of the nation’s 16 mayoral and gubernatorial contests, while the conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP) is ahead in just one. Contests in four key cities and regions are too close to call, as of 7 p.m. In the closely watched Seoul mayoral race, DPK candidate Chong Won-o is leading the race at 51.4 percent, outpacing incumbent PPP Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who stood at 46 percent. In Busan, the second-largest city, DPK’s Chun Jae-soo is narrowly leading with 50.2 percent over PPP Mayor Park Heong-joon’s 48.3 percent, but their rates are within the margin or error of 1.7 percentage points to 4.1 percentage points. In Daegu, long regarded as one of the PPP’s safest bastions, PPP's Choo Kyung-ho is clinging to a razor-thin edge over the DPK’s Kim Boo-kyum, with the exit poll puttin

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