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Yoon had controversially raised that prospect a year ago. Han Dong-hoo -- head of Yoon’s conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), and a likely future presidential contender…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286055
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Meanwhile, President Yoon Suk-yeol’s unpopular lame duck presidency has become more tenuous as prosecutors’ investigations continue into both Yoon and his wife, on one side, and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB291378
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Their cooperation stands in contrast to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s provocative rhetoric, which has worsened partisanship in an already divided government, lowered his chances of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289625
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The ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) will take scant consolation from avoiding an opposition supermajority, as it needed a win to take control of the assembly and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286397
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SOUTH KOREA: Opposition win will frustrate government
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286379
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Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition and a ruling party lawmaker have been hospitalised after serious assaults (in the former case, politically motivated). There are also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284941
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As under his predecessor, these reforms, especially of the police, strike critics as partisan power plays rather than neutral or necessary restructuring. Yoon's approval ratings…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271760
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Yoon’s gaffes and misjudgements have cost him support ahead of the polls, although turnout and the impact of third parties remain possible swing factors.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286182
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The opposition-controlled National Assembly finally passed the 2024 budget on December 21, 19 days after the legal deadline. December also saw a rolling reshuffle which replaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284335
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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul will likely compromise with doctors