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도로공사, 유럽서 1860억 잭팟...튀르키예 고속道 운영사업 수주

한국도로공사는 지난 3일(현지시간) 튀르키예에서 1860억원 규모의 고속도로 운영·유지관리(O&M) 사업을 수주했다고 4일 밝혔다. 이번 사업은 이스탄불에서 크날르∼말카라 고속도로 운영·유지관리와 말카라∼차나칼레 구간 대수선 사업에 대한 본계약이다. 도로공사가 지금까지 수주한 해외 도로 운영·유지관리 사업 가운데 가장 큰 규모다. 크날르∼말카라 고속도로는 이스탄불과 차나칼레를 연결하는 노선의 일부로, 총사업비 2조6000억원이 투입되는 민관협력사업(PPP)이다. 총연장 106㎞의 왕복 6차로 고속도로로 건설될 예정이다. 도로공사는 고속도로 건설 기간 동안 운영 자문과 컨설팅을 제공하고 오는 2029년 개통 이후에는 튀르키예 현지 기업인 리막(Limak)과 함께 10년간 운영·유지관리 사업을 수행한다. 해당 사업 규모는 1350억원이다....

PPP’s Oh Se-hoon wins historic 5th term as Seoul mayor by razor-thin margin

Ruling DP Sweeps 12 of 16 Seats as Opposition PPP Defends Seoul, Conservative Strongholds

[Politics] : Anchor: The ruling Democratic Party has swept the June 3 local elections with a commanding majority of the country’s 16 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial races. The party clinched 12 of those key constituencies, while the main opposition People Power Party won the highly contested race for Seoul and ... [more...]

PPP’s Oh Calls Seoul Citizens Real Winners in the June 3 Election

[Politics] : Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party, whose victory in the June 3 mayoral race has been virtually confirmed, says the citizens of Seoul and their common sense are the real winners. Speaking at his election camp office on Thursday, Oh said the citizens have definitively ... [more...]

PPP’s Oh Se-hoon Wins Seoul Mayoral Race, Secures Historic Fifth Term

[Politics] : Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party has become the first person ever to secure a fifth term as mayor of the capital city. According to the National Election Commission, the incumbent mayor had obtained 48-point-94 percent of the vote as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, with ... [more...]

DP’s Chong Won-o Concedes Defeat to PPP’s Oh Se-hoon in Seoul Mayoral Election

[Politics] : Ruling Democratic Party mayoral candidate Chong Won-o has conceded defeat in the June 3 election to Seoul’s incumbent Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party. At his election camp office at around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Chong said he humbly accepts the outcome and acknowledged having ... [more...]

PPP's Choo Kyung-ho Wins Daegu Mayoral Race

[Politics] : Main opposition People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho was elected mayor of Daegu in one of the key battleground races of the June 3 local elections, defeating Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum. According to the National Election Commission, Choo secured 52-point-73 percent of the vote as of ... [more...]

DP nears nationwide sweep, with PPP reduced to southeastern base

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party was heading for a landslide victory in Wednesday’s nationwide local elections, sweeping across much of the country while leaving the main opposition People Power Party largely confined to its conservative southeastern strongholds. As vote counting continued early Thursday, the Democratic Party was leading in 13 of 16 mayoral and gubernatorial races, while the People Power Party was ahead in three — Daegu, North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang provinces. The

PPP Chair: Seoul Mayoral Election Invalid Due to Ballot Paper Shortage

[Politics] : Main opposition People Power Party(PPP) chair Jang Dong-hyeok stated that the Seoul mayoral election must be held again, saying the fairness of votes had been compromised with the shortages of ballot papers in several polling stations in Seoul for Wednesday’s local elections. In a news conference at ... [more...]

Chong Won-o projected to win Seoul mayoral race: exit poll

Chong Won-o of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was projected Wednesday to unseat four-term Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, putting the capital on course for its first liberal mayor in six years. The ruling party was projected to score a nationwide victory over the PPP in local elections, but victory in Seoul, the country's most politically important local administration, would be a symbolic win for President Lee Jae Myung's party. Chong led Oh of the main opposition People Power Party 51.4 percent

PPP Says Will Wait for Final Results of Local Elections Following Exit Poll Results

[Politics] : Main opposition People Power Party(PPP) floor leader Song Eon-seog says the party will wait for the final results of Wednesday’s local elections. Song, who is co-chairing the party’s election committee, made the remark when he appeared on KBS shortly after an exit poll conducted jointly by KBS, MBC ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Pyeongtaek-B Exit Poll: Rebuilding Korea Party’s Cho 31.1%; PPP’s Yu 30.6%; DP’s Kim 30.3%

[Politics] : A joint exit poll conducted by the nation’s three major terrestrial broadcasters shows a close contest within the margin of error in the Pyeongtaek-​B constituency in Gyeonggi Province. The poll by KBS, MBC and SBS found a neck-and-neck race for three candidates: the minor Rebuilding Korea Party’s Cho ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Daegu Mayor Exit Poll: PPP’s Choo Kyung-ho 49.9 %; DP’s Kim Boo-kyum 49.1%

[Politics] : Main opposition People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho is projected to win the Daegu mayoral race ahead of ruling Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum. According to exit polls jointly conducted by South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, Choo is expected to win 49-point-nine percent of the votes, ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Busan Mayor Exit Poll: DP’s Chun Jae-soo 50.2%; PPP’s Park Heong-joon 48.3%

[Politics] : Chun Jae-soo of the ruling Democratic Party is expected to win the Busan mayoral race, finishing ahead of main opposition People Power Party candidate Park Heong-joon within the margin of error. According to an exit poll jointly conducted by South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, Chun is expected to ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Gyeonggi Governor Exit Poll: DP’s Choo Mi-ae 60.4%; PPP’s Yang Hyang-ja 34.1%

[Politics] : Choo Mi-ae of the ruling Democratic Party is projected to finish ahead of the main opposition People Power Party candidate, Yang Hyang-ja, outside the margin of error in the gubernatorial race in Gyeonggi Province. According to exit polls jointly conducted by South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Incheon Mayor Exit Poll: DP’s Park Chan-dae 53.7%; PPP’s Yoo Jeong-bok 45.5%

[Politics] : Park Chan-dae of the ruling Democratic Party is projected to finish ahead of the main opposition People Power Party candidate, Lee Jeong-bok, in the Incheon mayoral race. According to exit polls jointly conducted by South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, Park is predicted to win 53-point-seven ... [more...]

[KBS-MBC-SBS] Seoul Mayor Exit Poll: DP’s Chong Won-o 51.4%; PPP’s Oh Se-hoon 46%

[Politics] : Democratic Party candidate Chong Won-o is projected to win the Seoul mayoral race with 51-point-four percent of the vote, ahead of People Power Party candidate Oh Se-hoon’s 46 percent, according to an exit poll. The gap stands at five-point-four percentage points, according to the exit poll conducted ... [more...]

Seoul Mayor Urges Voters to Help PPP Retain ‘Last Stronghold’

[Politics] : Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has called the city the last stronghold for the main opposition People Power Party and urged voters to keep it that way by reelecting him. Oh made the appeal on Tuesday, the last day of campaigning, at a news conference in Yongsan, where he said that even if the conservative party ... [more...]

[Editorial] PPP’s shameless parade of disgraced presidents

PPP Leader Urges Everyone to Vote, Deliver Judgement Against Lee Administration

[Politics] : Jang Dong-hyuk, the leader of the People Power Party (PPP), made a final push for support with just a day remaining before the local elections, urging voters to join forces with the main opposition camp and turn their backs on the Lee Jae Myung administration. Jang, who also serves as chairman of the ... [more...]