Wave of anger could sweep liberals to victory in South Korea election


FILE PHOTO: People vote during early voting for the upcoming presidential election at a polling station at the Incheon International airport in Incheon, South Korea, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

JECHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became a turning point for many voters in the town.

The 66-year-old chef and restaurant owner is one face of South Korea's North Chungcheong Province, a swing region that has become even more pivotal at a time of deep political polarisation in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

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