Opposition Party Scores Sweep in By-Elections
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The main opposition party dealt a blow to South Korean President Kim Dae Jung with a sweep of all three seats up for grabs in bitterly fought by-elections.
South Korean media said the conservative Grand National Party won close contests in Seoul, the capital, and in the provincial city of Kangnung, raising its strength to a majority of 136 of South Korea’s 270 parliamentary seats.
The GNP had billed the elections as “judgment” on Kim and his Millennium Democratic Party in an election marked by mudslinging and threats of defamation lawsuits.
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