South Korea's ruling liberals sweep local elections — but lose Seoul
President Lee Jae Myung's Democratic Party won 12 of 16 metropolitan mayor and governor races in a landslide, while the conservative People Power Party held Seoul and three other seats.
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The result is read as a powerful mandate for President Lee and his Democratic Party, cementing their grip on national and local power and piling pressure on a battered conservative opposition.
Conservatives point to holding the Seoul mayoralty as proof the liberals' appeal has limits and that the opposition retains a base in the capital — framing Seoul as a check on one-party dominance.
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