Opposition win in South Korea election to deepen policy stalemate for Yoon

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SEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, vote counts showed on Thursday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but falling just short of a super majority.
The Democratic Party (DP) was projected to take 175 of the 300 seats in the new assembly, data from the National Election Commission and network broadcasters showed with all votes counted.

A splinter liberal party considered allied with the DP was expected to take 12 seats, projections showed, leaving the bloc short of the 200 seats needed for a super-majority. Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) was set to win 108 seats. An official announcement of the results is due later on Thursday.
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Big win for the Democratic Party (essentially Korean DA).

Although a decrease of only 7 seats from the 2020 election.
 
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