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Litigation adds to South Korean government pressures

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SOUTH KOREA

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…

South Korea may seek nuclear weapons

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SOUTH KOREA

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…

Political crisis will damage South Korea’s credibility

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SOUTH KOREA

While several probes into insurrection charges against Yoon are under way, lack of clarity on his status and legitimacy has created a limbo that is damaging, unconstitutional…

South Korea will see prolonged political uncertainty

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SOUTH KOREA

However, that decision will need to be upheld by the Constitutional Court (CC). Yoon appears uncooperative amid several concurrent probes into the incident and several senior…

Political strife in Seoul will hobble governance

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SOUTH KOREA

Political compromise between the main parties is at a three-decade low, with the DPK step being unprecedented. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) has…

South Korean politics will be less certain

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SOUTH KOREA

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…

Instability will dent South Korea’s prospects

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: Instability will dent prospects