South Koreans vote in local elections seen as a gauge of support after President Lee's first year

SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans began voting Wednesday in mayoral and other local elections that are seen as a gauge of support for President Lee Jae Myung’s year-old liberal government. Opinion surveys suggested Lee’s Democratic Party is certain to win more races than its main rival and conservative opposition People Power Party, as the PPP remains in disarray about 1 ½ years after then-conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law debacle. Given its favor