South Korea opposition set for big win in legislative election in blow to Yoon

The ruling People Power Party’s leader Han Dong-hoon arrives for a campaign rally for the 22nd parliamentary elections in Seoul, South Korea, April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's main opposition party and its allies were projected to win a majority in Wednesday's elections for the country's legislature, exit polls showed, in what would mark a significant blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol.

A joint poll released by broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS estimated that the opposition Democratic Party (DP) and its minor allies could secure between 178-197 seats in the single-chamber, 300-seat parliament, and Yoon's conservative People Power Party (PPP) and its affiliates would win 85-105.