Mayor resigns, parties brace for by-elections
Aug 26, 2011
Oh says excessive welfare will increase taxes, place burden on next generation Oh Se-hoon resigned as mayor of Seoul Friday, as he had pledged, saying he will take responsibility for his failure to thwart an opposition-led plan to give all elementary school students free school meals from next year. His referendum on the free lunch program was invalidated due to a low voter turnout Wednesday. ...