SEOUL -- With the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, the top post of the capital city and Busan is now vacant. And ensuing by-elections could spell trouble for the ruling Democratic Party already ensnared in sex scandals.
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Seoul mayor death deals blow to South Korea's embattled ruling party
Park is third Democratic Party member to be hit by sex scandal in two years
Police officers carry the body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, which was found during a search operation in Seoul on Friday. © Reuters
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