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Seoul mayor by-election
![South Korea’s Political Pendulum Swings Again South Korea’s Political Pendulum Swings Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-27-15.jpg)
South Korea’s Political Pendulum Swings Again
By Youngmi Kim
The “old boys” are back after April 7 by-elections in Seoul and Busan.
![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.
![The Politics of South Korea’s ‘China Threat’ The Politics of South Korea’s ‘China Threat’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-05-3.jpg)
The Politics of South Korea’s ‘China Threat’
By Dongwoo Kim
Amid growing anti-Chinese sentiment in South Korea, there is a mismatch between the popular will and Seoul’s foreign policy.
![Land Speculation Scandal Grips South Korea Land Speculation Scandal Grips South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-26-9.jpg)
Land Speculation Scandal Grips South Korea
By Jenna Gibson
Amid soaring housing prices, allegations that officials used insider information to grab land sparked public outrage.
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