Jun Jae-soo Leads Busan Mayoral Race 50.2% to 48.3% in Exit Poll

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By Won Tae-sung
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null - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea

Democratic Party candidate Jun Jae-soo is leading in the Busan mayoral race, according to exit polls released Tuesday for the June 3 local elections.

Exit polls jointly conducted by the three terrestrial broadcasters — KBS, MBC and SBS — and released at 6 p.m., when voting closed, projected Jun to win 50.2% of the vote. People Power Party candidate Park Heong-joon was forecast to receive 48.3%.

Original reporting by Won Tae-sung 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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