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South Korean elections: President Park Geun-hye 'loses majority'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36033773South Korean elections: President Park Geun-hye 'loses majority'
14 minutes ago
From the section Asia
South Korea's governing Saenuri party may have lost its majority in parliament after elections aimed at boosting its position, polls suggest. Exit polls forecast Saenuri to retain a slight lead over its opponents but not enough to secure a majority in the 300-member National Assembly.
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South Korea's public broadcaster KBS predicted that Saenuri would win between 121-143 seats while the main opposition Minju Party would secure between 101-123 seats. Voters cast ballots at nearly 14,000 polling stations to elect 253 of the 300 lawmakers. The remaining 47 proportional representation seats are allocated to parties according to the numbers of votes they receive overall.
President Park was hoping a stronger mandate in the assembly would help her to push through labour and economic reforms before her term in office expires in about 20 months' time.
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