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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon convicted, presidential ambitions threatened

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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has been convicted of violating South Korea's Political Funds Act due to illegal polling payments. This conviction could end his presidential aspirations and potentially lead to him forfeiting his mayoral office and facing a five-year election ban if the ruling is upheld on appeal. The verdict comes shortly after he secured a historic fifth term as mayor. AI

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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon convicted, presidential ambitions threatened

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Park Chan-kyong ·

    South Korea’s top conservative ‘a wounded lame duck’ after guilty verdict

    A South Korean court’s conviction of Seoul’s mayor for illegal polling payments threatens to put an end to his presidential ambitions just weeks after he won a historic fifth term. Oh Se-hoon, the 65-year-old conservative who has led South Korea’s capital on and off for nearly tw…

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