What will the outcome mean for the political dynamics of the country?<br /><br /> Well, if it's a landslide for the ruling party, it also means a devastating loss for the main opposition.<br /> That might lead to some serious political reshuffling -- which could come in the form of a change in party leadership, the formation of a coalition,... or defections to other parties,... so some parties could change quite a bit from how they look right now.<br /><br /> Such a result would be good for the ruling party in that it will be easier to get President Moon Jae-in's policy agendas rolling across all four corners of the country... should his party take up most of the regions.<br />But some experts also say that it's important to keep a balance between the progressive and conservative bloc,... in order to keep the ruling party in check.<br /><br />Likewise for parliament.<br /> The ruling party currently has 118 seats,... and should it win 11 seats... that would give it 129.<br />There are three independent candidates that lean towards the ruling party -- meaning 132.<br /> They are still short of the majority of 150,... but left leaning parties -- the Party for Democracy and the Peace and Justice Party, together have 20 seats.<br />So, it's likely that those two parties will have the deciding vote when it comes to parliamentary affairs. <br />So, the main opposition and centrist party may have some difficulty keeping the government in check,... or blocking agendas they don't support.<br /><br /> Now the ball is more or less in the voters' court,... and we will have to see what they choose. Thanks so much for coming in today.<br /><br /> My pleasure. <br />
