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Seoul's Once and Future Mayor - by S.Y. Lee

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Charting the rise, fall, and improbable rise again of Oh Se-hoon

Seoul's Once and Future Mayor Charting the rise, fall, and improbable rise again of Oh Se-hoon S.Y. Lee Jun 08, 2026 17 3 6 Share Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the campaign trail. His shirt reads “Global Top 3”, meaning Seoul will become a top 3 city globally under his mayorship. (Source) In one of the most improbable elections I watched unfold, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon won his fifth term over consensus favorite, the liberal candidate Jung Won-oh, in a nail-biter on June 3. Oh trailed behind Jung in nearly all polls in lead-up to election day, and exit polls forecasted a Jung victory between three a

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