The party failed to hold the majority of the seats at the "National Assembly", the editorial said, and went on:

The "National Assembly" in which the ruling party holds minority while the opposition party majority has appeared and Park Geun Hye has become unable to avoid the paralysis of ruling power.

The people's mindset sternly punished the Park Geun Hye regime which deteriorated the people's livelihood and democracy.

Kukmin Ilbo on the same day said that the people dealt severe punishment to the Park regime by acquiring majority seats at the "National Assembly" to pull down the ruling party from the position of the No. 1 party