Opposition win in South Korea election to deepen policy stalemate for Yoon

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung, speaks to reporters after watching TVs broadcasting the results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly on April 10, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, vote counts showed on Thursday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but falling just short of a super majority.

The Democratic Party (DP) was projected to take 175 of the 300 seats in the new assembly, data from the National Election Commission and network broadcasters showed with all votes counted.