SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's conservative party fought close races on Wednesday in regional and mayoral elections seen as a referendum on the government's handling of a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people in April.
Exit polls released right after the close of polls at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) showed candidates for the ruling conservative party were headed for victory in five of the 17 key mayoral and provincial races.
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