Education superintendent candidate Cho Jeon-hyeok, who campaigned on a pledge to ban LGBTQ+ education, came in second, according to an exit poll for the local elections on Wednesday.

Eight candidates are vying to lead the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in the June 3 elections. Among the challenges the winner will have to grapple with

Seoul’s crowded education superintendent race laid bare growing doubts over whether the current direct-election system helps voters choose education leaders bas