Seoul: South Korea’s left-leaning ruling party wins a landslide election victory, results show after the coronavirus pandemic turned the political tide in President Moon Jae-in’s favour.
His Democratic party yesterday secured the largest absolute majority in the National Assembly since the advent of democracy in 1987, on a turnout of 66.2% – the highest at a parliamentary election for 28 years.
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