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Busan mayor
![Seoul and Busan Mayor By-Elections Spell Trouble for President Moon Seoul and Busan Mayor By-Elections Spell Trouble for President Moon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-08-4.jpg)
Seoul and Busan Mayor By-Elections Spell Trouble for President Moon
By Mitch Shin
The ruling Democratic Party failed to keep the mayor positions in the country’s two biggest cities in by-elections on Wednesday.
![Seoul Mayor’s Death Sets Critical Test for South Korea’s Ruling Party in 2021 Seoul Mayor’s Death Sets Critical Test for South Korea’s Ruling Party in 2021](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
Seoul Mayor’s Death Sets Critical Test for South Korea’s Ruling Party in 2021
By Cory Bisbee
Next year’s by-elections will be unusually important – for the Democratic Party and for the current frontrunner to succeed President Moon Jae-in.
![With Sudden Death of Seoul Mayor, South Korea’s 2021 By-Elections Gain New Importance With Sudden Death of Seoul Mayor, South Korea’s 2021 By-Elections Gain New Importance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-13-23.jpg)
With Sudden Death of Seoul Mayor, South Korea’s 2021 By-Elections Gain New Importance
By Tae-jun Kang
Next April, voters will choose new mayors for Seoul and Busan. Can the Democratic Party keep those seats?
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