Per Yonhap, "the ruling Democratic......>

SOUTH KOREA: Per Yonhap, "the ruling Democratic Party (DP) clinched a landslide

victory in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary election results

released on Thursday, as voters apparently supported the government's efforts to

overcome the new coronavirus crisis. South Korea held the quadrennial elections

on Wednesday to fill the 300-member unicameral National Assembly -- with 253

directly contested seats and 47 proportional representation (PR) slots -- in the

midst of the country's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. With 98.6 percent

of the votes for the directly contested seats counted, the National Election

Commission (NEC) said the DP took the lead in 163 constituencies across the

nation, followed by the main opposition United Future Party (UFP), with 84

districts."