* The original Korean post is available here. -> Korean Version "Election results change power. But what the market watches is not victory or defeat itself, but how quickly that power turns into budgets, permits, regulations, and development projects." — System View Political Economy Framework [System View Quick Take] The core of the June 3 local elections is not simple party victory or defeat. The key question is how closely the policy axis of the central government, National Assembly, and local governments becomes aligned. The Democratic Party expanded its local power significantly by winning a majority of metropolitan-level governments. However, the People Power Party defended Seoul, Daegu, North Gyeongsang, and South Gyeongsang. Therefore, it would be inaccurate to view this election only as a full policy alignment between the central and local governments. Gyeonggi and Incheon are more likely to align with the central government, but ...