SEOUL: South Koreans voted Wednesday in local elections seen as a spot referendum on President Park Geun-Hye's handling of the April ferry disaster that killed about 300 people, mostly schoolchildren.
Park's administration has been sharply criticised for its response to the tragedy and the polls were the first real opportunity to measure the severity of the political fallout on a national level.
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