The outcomes of yesterday`s by-elections in 16 electoral districts will decide the political status and decisions of the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties and senior party leaders. From left to right are former Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, who ran as an independent in the Deokjin district of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. He casts his vote with wife Min Hye-gyeong. Main opposition Democratic Party leader Chung Sye-kyun, who excluded Chung from the party primaries, and ruling Grand National Party leader Park Hee-tae and former party leader Park Geun-hye are also pictured.