Ruling party set for landslide with wins in Seoul, Busan: exit polls

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is projected to take at least 11 top executive posts out of the 16 for metropolitan cities and provinces that were at stake, exit polls showed Wednesday.

Only one People Power Party incumbent of 12 was clearly projected to be reelected in the key municipalities.

Nationwide exit polls put the left-leaning party's candidates ahead of conservative rivals in the mayoral races for Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Seoul, Sejong and Ulsan.

For gubernatorial elections, the ...