The mindset in the general election is, in a word, the punishment of the present regime, the editorial said.

The "Saenuri Party" failed to acquire majority seats, a clear expression of the people's stern punishment of Park Geun Hye and repugnance and disappointment at her, it noted.

Park styling herself "queen of election" was hit hard by the mindset, it said, adding:

She should listen to the people's voices and set right the orbit of state affairs.