Jung Chung-rae, leader of the ruling Democratic Party, attends a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2026, after the party was poised for a dominant victory in the local e

Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, the candidate of the main opposition People Power Party for the Seoul mayoral race, acknowledges his supporters at his campaign office in the capital on June 4, 20

Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area, addresses a business forum involving business leaders and government officials from South Korea and African nat

South Korean First Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (R) and his Tunisian counterpart, Mohamed Ali Nafti, pose for a photo as they meet in Seoul on June 1, 2026, on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Foreig

Election workers launch ballot counting in the local elections on June 3, 2026, at a counting center in Gwanak Ward in Seoul.
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