The strength of the people who cannot escape the shock of the crushing defeat in Gangseo Shock...The party is shaken by the stagnation in approval ratings = South Korea

The power of the people (the ruling party) has not recovered from the shock of its crushing defeat in the Oct. 11 by-election for the mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul. In order to escape from the 'Gangseo Shock', the leadership has set up an innovation committee, etc.