South Korea opposition increases majority in election: exit polls

South Koreans cast their ballots during the parliamentary elections at a polling station located in a wedding hall in Seoul on April 10, 2024. - AFP

SEOUL: South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party increased its majority in parliamentary elections on Wednesday (April 10), a joint exit poll by three major television networks showed.

The DP and a small allied party were forecast to win up to 197 seats in the 300-member parliament, the poll showed, with the ruling People Power Party and its satellite set to secure between 85 and 99 seats -- down from the 114 they held in the last parliament.