South Korea’s Opposition , Dominates Parliamentary Elections.<br />South Korea's Democratic Party won <br />"175 seats in the 300-member single-chamber parliament" on April 10, NPR reports.<br />The ruling right-wing People Power Party became a smaller minority with only 108 seats. .<br />The outcome is considered to be a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.<br />The country's prime minister and <br />other presidential officials offered <br />to resign after the crushing defeat. .<br />The country's prime minister and <br />other presidential officials offered <br />to resign after the crushing defeat. .<br />I apologize to the people on behalf <br />of our party, which wasn’t good <br />enough to win the people’s choices, Han Dong-hoon, People Power Party leader, via statement.<br />While Yoon said that he intends to <br />"humbly uphold" the will of the people <br />as indicated by the election results, .<br />it is not known if he will accept his <br />staff's offers to resign. .<br />Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader who <br />is considering running for president again, .<br />said there is a need for both parties to <br />"pull together" to "resolve economic <br />and public livelihood problems.".<br />The results of the parliamentary <br />elections are not the victory by <br />the Democratic Party, but the <br />great victory by our people, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader.<br />Now, the elections are over. Both <br />the ruling and opposition political <br />parties must pull together all their <br />strength to resolve economic and <br />public livelihood problems, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader.<br />According to the National Election Commission, voter turnout reached its <br />highest level in over three decades for <br />a parliamentary election, NPR reports.
