via the NY TimesPresident Moon Jae-in's governing party in South Korea won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, as he leveraged his surging popularity over his country's largely successful battle against the coronavirus to increase his political sway.
With more than 99 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Moon's left-leaning Democratic Party had won 163 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, according to the National Election Commission. A satellite party the Democrats created for Wednesday's elections won 17 seats.
Together, the two groups took three-fifths of the seats, giving Mr. Moon the largest majority in three decades.
I'm not super familiar with Korean politics, but hearing about this apparently successful election is really fascinating. South Korea has been probably the most successful country in isolating/combating the virus, and as an American living in Japan (two right-wing countries which have been... less successful) I can't help but feel jealous for this neighbor that's actually doing well!
Here's a twitter feed I've been following which puts some context to what the election means, and is where I first read about the election results:
"Right now the Dems are projected to win 178 seats. I had to re-look at the sentence because I can't believe it. That's like saying "Joe Biden is projected to carry 46 out of 50 states including Texas." Just typing that out feels insane."
Any Korean locals on here who voted, or have experience with what's going on there?