Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party is leading the race for Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Mayor in the June 3 local elections, according to an exit poll released Tuesday.
The joint exit poll by three terrestrial broadcasters — KBS, MBC and SBS — released at 6 p.m., when voting closed, projected Min to win 78.6% of the vote. Lee Jung-hyun of the People Power Party was forecast to receive 12.8%.
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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