1.
LV.PAN INT... BALLOTS BEING COUNTED.
0.07

2.
SV DITTO.
0.09

3.
CU DITTO.
0.13

4.
SV BALLOTS TIPPED FROM BOX.
0.22

5.
SCU SPECTATORS.
0.24

6.
SCU VOTING PAPERS ON TABLE.
0.28

7.
LV VOTES BEING COUNTED.
0.31

8.
SV RESULTS BEING REGISTERED ON BOARD.
0.34

9.
SV PARTLY DESERTED OPPOSITION PARTY OFFICES.
0.37

10.
SCU OPPOSITION MEMBER LISTENS TO RADIO.
0.40

11.
SV DITTO.
0.42

12.
LV PUBLIC LOOK AT RESULTS OUTSIDE NEWSPAPER BUILDING.
0.46

13.
LV DITTO.
0.48

14.
SV DITTO.
0.50

15.
LV DITTO.
0.53



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Background: FINAL RESULTS OF LAST TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS FOR A NEW SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PUBLISHED TODAY (SATURDAY) SHOWED THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT CHUNG HEE PARK'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAD WON 100 OF THE 175 SEATS.THE OPPOSITION CIVIL RULE PARTY LED BY EX-PRESIDENT POSUN YUN WON 41.

THE VOTING RETURNS REFLECTED THE LOWEST-EVER POLL IN SOUTH KOREA, AND ASSURES THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF A STRONG WORKING MAJORITY.OBSERVERS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THE UNOFFICIAL BOYCOTT OF THE POLLING BOOTHS BY MANY VOTERS WAS A BLOW TO THE ELECTION HOPES OF THE CIVIL RULE PARTY, WHICH CAMPAIGNED VIGOROUSLY FOR A RETURN TO CIVILIAN RULE.