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Tongyeong mayoral election recount confirms Democratic Party candidate's victory

The recount came after ex-Mayor Chun Young-gee, a member of the People Power Party, filed a petition seeking to invalidate the result of the June 3 local elections, citing errors in the ballot sorting system.

2026.7.28

자리로 돌아가는 오세훈 서울시장 (서울=연합뉴스) 김성민 기자 = 오세훈 서울시장이 22일 서울 종로구 광화문광장 감사의 정원에서 열린 '강뉴합창단-서울시예술단 문화교류 공연'에서 꽃다발을 전달한 뒤 자리로 돌아가고 있다. 2026.7.22 ksm7976@yna.co.kr/2026-07-22 19:59:35/

Oh Se-hoon appeals ruling that could strip him of Seoul mayor post

The mayor has appealed a court ruling over illegal political funds that, if upheld, would cost him his office.

2026.7.23

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Oh Se-hoon faces his biggest political crisis after guilty verdict

The Seoul mayor plans to appeal after a court fined him for violating the Political Funds Act, a ruling that could end his mayoralty and presidential hopes if upheld.

2026.7.22

Chungju mayor prevails in recount as election watchdog wades through challenges nationwide

Lee Dong-seok of the People Power Party remained the winner, albeit by a narrower margin, as verifications kick off from Gyeonggi to Busan.

2026.7.16

Special counsel seeks 18 months for Seoul mayor for allegedly accepting illegal funds

A special counsel team asked the court for 18 months in prison and forfeiture of 33 million won for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon over alleged illegal political funds tied to 2021 by-election opinion polls.

2026.6.17

Democratic Party mayoral candidate Chun Jae-soo ask for support while riding a campaign vehicle through Busan on June 1. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

DP's Chun Jae-soo captures Busan mayoralty

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) candidate Chun Jae-soo won the Busan mayoral election, promising to start a new chapter for Busan citizens.

2026.6.4

Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party, accused of obstructing lawmakers from voting to lift martial law on the Dec. 3, 2024, leaves Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 3, 2025, after a court dismissed a request for his arrest warrant. [YONHAP]

People Power Party nominates three-term lawmaker Choo Kyung-ho for Daegu mayor election

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections.

2026.4.26

From left: Rep. Park Soo-min, former lawmaker Yun Hee-suk and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pose for a photo ahead of a debate amongst People Power Party's potential candidates for the Seoul mayor, held on April 10.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon selected as People Power Party’s candidate for mayoral election

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has been selected as the People Power Party’s candidate for the upcoming Seoul mayoral election.

2026.4.18

Busan mayor Park Heong-joon speaks at an event in Busan on March 30. [NEWS1]

PPP taps incumbent Mayor Park as Busan mayoral candidate

Park Heong-joon, the incumbent mayor of Busan seeking a third term in the June 3 local elections, has been selected as the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) candidate for mayor of the southeastern port city, the party said Saturday.

2026.4.12

Chong Won-o, the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, right, greets a shopkeeper at a market in Jungnang District, northern Seoul, on April 9. [YONHAP]

DP selects Chong Won-o as party's candidate in Seoul mayor race

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) announced Thursday it has selected Chong Won-o, a former chief of Seoul's Seongdong district, as its candidate for Seoul mayor in the upcoming June 3 local elections.

2026.4.9