Rival parties await outcome of 2020 April 15 general elections
- 4 years ago
21대 총선 투표마감...민심 2020, 결과는?
The ballots for the 2020 April 15 general elections have been cast.
The NEC is in the process of counting the votes.
As the results come in, it's going to be an intense couple of hours, with contrasting atmosphere in where the two main parties wait and watch.
As our Kim Da-mi reported, ~~% of the votes have been counted as of 10PM local time.
To help us dissect the digits and zoom in on factors that impact the elections, we are once again joined in the studio by Arirang News political correspondent Kim Mok-yeon.
Making time for us to share his insights is professor Emmanuel Pastreich from Kyung Hee University who also serves as the Director of the Asia Institute.
Welcome.
First, Mok-yeon can you walk us through results of the exit polls?
Sure Daniel, unlike the past when exit polls have been released at 6PM sharp, this time, the figures have come in at a little past 6:15, to prevent voters who've been self-quarantining due to COVID-19 from being influenced by the exit polls.
To give you an overview of the seat distribution, more than half of the 300 seats are colored in blue, which represents the Democratic Party and its satellite party.
The exit poll conducted by KBS forecast that the ruling DP and its satellite Civil Together Party could grasp up to 175 seats, while the main opposition United Future Party and the Future Korea Party will finish in second with a maximum 134 seats.
As for the highly symbolic Jongno, where key political heavyweights are elected in South Korean history, more than 56 percent of the votes have been counted, and the ballots show ruling Democrati Party candidate Lee Nak-yon taking the lead with more than 60 percent.
Much attention has been focused especially on this district as both candidates have served as Prime Ministers and the winner of the district has been widely considered to have a higher chance to presidency.
If the final results turn out to be similar to the exit polls, the distribution of seats in the 21st national assembly will be similar to the 20th National Assembly, where the ruling party had the most seats.
Prof. Pastreich, it seems so far the election seem to reflect the people's confidence in the current administration?
The election was to a certain degree a referendum on the current administration. That is not to say that Koreans think the danger is over?not at all. But rather that they feel the current administration is making an effort and that the effort has been recognized globally.
The real challenge will be rather for the administration after the election when they must show that they can implement long-term what they have started and they can be truly innovative in terms of the economy and society.
Mok-yeon, since this elections have been held at an extraordinary situation, the COVID-19 pandemic, what are some of the key difference compared with previous elections?...
The ballots for the 2020 April 15 general elections have been cast.
The NEC is in the process of counting the votes.
As the results come in, it's going to be an intense couple of hours, with contrasting atmosphere in where the two main parties wait and watch.
As our Kim Da-mi reported, ~~% of the votes have been counted as of 10PM local time.
To help us dissect the digits and zoom in on factors that impact the elections, we are once again joined in the studio by Arirang News political correspondent Kim Mok-yeon.
Making time for us to share his insights is professor Emmanuel Pastreich from Kyung Hee University who also serves as the Director of the Asia Institute.
Welcome.
First, Mok-yeon can you walk us through results of the exit polls?
Sure Daniel, unlike the past when exit polls have been released at 6PM sharp, this time, the figures have come in at a little past 6:15, to prevent voters who've been self-quarantining due to COVID-19 from being influenced by the exit polls.
To give you an overview of the seat distribution, more than half of the 300 seats are colored in blue, which represents the Democratic Party and its satellite party.
The exit poll conducted by KBS forecast that the ruling DP and its satellite Civil Together Party could grasp up to 175 seats, while the main opposition United Future Party and the Future Korea Party will finish in second with a maximum 134 seats.
As for the highly symbolic Jongno, where key political heavyweights are elected in South Korean history, more than 56 percent of the votes have been counted, and the ballots show ruling Democrati Party candidate Lee Nak-yon taking the lead with more than 60 percent.
Much attention has been focused especially on this district as both candidates have served as Prime Ministers and the winner of the district has been widely considered to have a higher chance to presidency.
If the final results turn out to be similar to the exit polls, the distribution of seats in the 21st national assembly will be similar to the 20th National Assembly, where the ruling party had the most seats.
Prof. Pastreich, it seems so far the election seem to reflect the people's confidence in the current administration?
The election was to a certain degree a referendum on the current administration. That is not to say that Koreans think the danger is over?not at all. But rather that they feel the current administration is making an effort and that the effort has been recognized globally.
The real challenge will be rather for the administration after the election when they must show that they can implement long-term what they have started and they can be truly innovative in terms of the economy and society.
Mok-yeon, since this elections have been held at an extraordinary situation, the COVID-19 pandemic, what are some of the key difference compared with previous elections?...