The race for Daegu mayor is too close to call, according to a joint exit poll by KEP (KBS, MBC, SBS) released after voting ended in the June 1 local elections.
People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho garnered 49.9 percent, while Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum received 49.1 percent, the exit poll showed.
Original reporting by Lee Gun-yul for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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