DP bags 9 by-election wins in 14 districts as Han Dong-hoon enters Assembly

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea claimed victory in nine constituencies out of 14 in Wednesday's National Assembly by-elections, but it was not enough to avoid losing ground in South Korea's legislature.

The result was effectively the loss of four seats, as 13 out of 14 contested seats were previously held by the Democratic Party in the National Assembly.

The People Power Party flipped three seats, while the other went to prosecutor-turned-politician Han Dong-hoon, a conservative who ran as ...