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South Koreans vote in major test for President Yoon

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Seoul | South Korea went to the polls on Wednesday in a tightly fought parliamentary election that is widely viewed as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Some 44 million people were eligible to vote in the election, which will determine the direction of the 300-seat National Assembly and whether Mr Yoon will be able to avoid a lame-duck presidency for the remainder of his term.

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