The two South Korean 2011 by-elections took place on April 27, 2011 in 38 electoral districts across the country and on October 26, 2011 in Seoul after Oh Se-hoon resigned due to his failure in the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum.
The main focus of the October by-election was about filling the vacant seat of the mayor of Seoul. The election was eventually won by an independent candidate Park Won-soon against the Grand National Party candidate, Na Kyung-won. On an anecdotal view, an unnamed representative of an electoral district in Seoul said that the general public mood against the Grand National Party was closely similar to political events in 2004, when former president Roh Moo-hyun was on the verge of being impeached.[1]
The Blue House under the Lee Myung-bak government has been negatively impacted the most. President Lee Myung-bak did not make any official commentary right after the election's result due to a real estate dispute and due to the growing younger voters' opposition against him.[2]
This October by-election is known to have a negative impact on the right wing political establishments in South Korea, notably Lee Myung-bak government and the Grand National Party. Grand National Party politician, Jeon Yeo-ok, made a remark that "the Grand National Party is a party that betrays its supporters" after the loss.[3] The youth faction of the GNP made a suggestion to rename the party to another name to avoid criticisms.[4] There has been a growing pessimistic outlook for the Grand National Party. Former Prime Minister and current head of the Presidential Commission for Shared Growth for Large and Small Companies, Chung Un-chan, mentioned in the GNP Incheon branch seminar on November 17 how "the GNP doesn't receive any affection" and "would most likely lose the next presidential election".[5] Some high-profile GNP members deny that this by-election is a loss. For instance, chairperson Hong Jun-pyo responded as "neither a win nor a loss".[6] Hong's comment later triggered backlashes among other GNP members, including Won Hee-ryong.[7]
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2011, south, korean, elections, south, korean, 2011, elections, took, place, april, 2011, electoral, districts, across, country, october, 2011, seoul, after, hoon, resigned, failure, seoul, free, lunch, referendum, contents, october, seoul, mayoral, election, . The two South Korean 2011 by elections took place on April 27 2011 in 38 electoral districts across the country and on October 26 2011 in Seoul after Oh Se hoon resigned due to his failure in the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum Contents 1 October 26 1 1 Seoul mayoral by election 1 2 Impact 1 2 1 Blue House 1 2 2 Grand National Party 2 ReferencesOctober 26 editThe main focus of the October by election was about filling the vacant seat of the mayor of Seoul The election was eventually won by an independent candidate Park Won soon against the Grand National Party candidate Na Kyung won On an anecdotal view an unnamed representative of an electoral district in Seoul said that the general public mood against the Grand National Party was closely similar to political events in 2004 when former president Roh Moo hyun was on the verge of being impeached 1 Seoul mayoral by election edit Main article 2011 Seoul mayoral by election CandidatePartyVotes Park Won soonIndependent DP DLP 2 158 47653 40Na Kyung wonGrand National Party1 867 88046 21Bae Il doIndependent15 4080 38Total4 041 764100 00Valid votes4 041 76499 39Invalid blank votes24 7930 61Total votes4 066 557100 00Registered voters turnout8 374 06748 56 Impact edit Blue House edit The Blue House under the Lee Myung bak government has been negatively impacted the most President Lee Myung bak did not make any official commentary right after the election s result due to a real estate dispute and due to the growing younger voters opposition against him 2 Grand National Party edit See also DDoS attacks during the October 2011 South Korean by election This October by election is known to have a negative impact on the right wing political establishments in South Korea notably Lee Myung bak government and the Grand National Party Grand National Party politician Jeon Yeo ok made a remark that the Grand National Party is a party that betrays its supporters after the loss 3 The youth faction of the GNP made a suggestion to rename the party to another name to avoid criticisms 4 There has been a growing pessimistic outlook for the Grand National Party Former Prime Minister and current head of the Presidential Commission for Shared Growth for Large and Small Companies Chung Un chan mentioned in the GNP Incheon branch seminar on November 17 how the GNP doesn t receive any affection and would most likely lose the next presidential election 5 Some high profile GNP members deny that this by election is a loss For instance chairperson Hong Jun pyo responded as neither a win nor a loss 6 Hong s comment later triggered backlashes among other GNP members including Won Hee ryong 7 References edit Im 임 In taek 인택 2011 10 27 지금 총선 치르면 한나라 서울의원 40명중 33명 배지 잃어 The Hankyoreh in Korean Retrieved 2011 11 19 Tae 태 Weon jun 원준 2011 10 27 선택 10 26 재보선 젊은층 反MB 정서 확인 청와대 할 말 없다 침통 Kuki News in Korean Retrieved 2011 11 19 Hwang 황 Cheol hwan 철환 2011 10 27 전여옥 한나라 지지자 배신한 배신정당 Yonhap News Agency in Korean Retrieved 2011 11 19 Kim 김 Seong hwan 성환 2011 10 28 한나라 소장파 문패 바꿔야 Hankook Ilbo in Korean Archived from the original on 2011 11 30 Retrieved 2011 11 19 Yoo 유 Dong guen 동근 2011 11 17 한나라 2012년 선거 해보나마나 운찬 쓴소리에 강연장 소란 No Cut News in Korean Retrieved 2011 11 19 Hwang 황 Cheol hwan 철환 2011 10 26 홍준표 이겼다고도 졌다고도 할 수 없어 Yonhap News Agency in Korean Retrieved 2011 11 19 Shin 신 Jeong hun 정훈 2011 10 29 진 게 아니라니 당내서도 홍준표 난타 Hankook Ilbo in Korean Archived from the original on 2011 11 04 Retrieved 2011 11 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 South Korean by elections amp oldid 1211675190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
