Ruling party ``low-tempered and shattered'' after crushing defeat in Gangseo-gu mayor's by-election = South Korea

South Korea's ruling party, People's Power, said on the 12th that it suffered a crushing defeat to the opposition Democratic Party of Korea by a margin of 17 percentage points in the by-election for Seoul's Gangseo district mayor, saying, ``We humbly accept the result and maintain a low profile.'' difference