South Korea’s opposition parties projected to retain majority, exit polls show as voting closes

South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party and its allies were projected to retain a majority by winning up to 197 seats in Wednesday’s elections for the single-chamber, 300-seat legislature, an exit poll conducted jointly by three television networks showed.

The predictions, if confirmed, would deal a massive blow to conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol who is facing a crucial test amid a cost-of-living crisis and a spate of political scandal.

The joint exit polls by South Korea‘s three major TV stations – KBS, MBC and SBS – showed the main opposition Democratic Party and its allies were expected to win combined 183-197 seats