Park Soo-hyun, the Democratic Party candidate, is leading the South Chungcheong gubernatorial race in the June 3 local elections, according to exit poll results released Tuesday.
Park is projected to win 52.1% of the vote, according to exit poll results from the three major broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS) released at 6 p.m., when voting closed. Kim Tae-heum, the People Power Party candidate, is projected to receive 47.9%.
Original reporting by Roh Hae-cheol 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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