Current location:Global Grooves news portal > sport
Why did Yoon's party lose in South Korea's elections and what troubles does he face now?
Global Grooves news portal2024-05-21 14:25:40【sport】6People have gathered around
IntroductionSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters have handed liberals extended opposition control of pa
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters have handed liberals extended opposition control of parliament in what looks like a massive political setback to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Some experts say the results of Wednesday’s parliamentary elections make Yoon “a lame duck” — or even “a dead duck” — for his remaining three years in office. Others disagree, saying Yoon still has many policy levers and could aggressively push his foreign policy agenda.
But it’s certain that the election outcome poses the toughest political challenge to Yoon since the former top prosecutor took office in 2022 for a single five-year term.
Here is a look at what the election results mean to Yoon and South Korean politics.
HOW DAMAGED IS YOON POLITICALLY?
Even before Yoon’s inauguration, South Korea’s single-chamber National Assembly was controlled by the liberal Democratic Party. Squabbling with Yoon over a range of issues, Democratic Party lawmakers have frequently limited his domestic agenda.
Address of this article:http://northernmarianaislands.izmirambar.net/html-59b199883.html
Very good!(127)
Related articles
- Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
- Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster
- JANE GREEN: The shameful truth about Barbra Streisand's acid
- Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says
- Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling
- F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone's estate agent husband Sam Palmer says his 'pet hate' is tipping low
- EastEnders heartthrob looks completely unrecognisable as he displays his ripped physique
- Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners
- The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro
- Alabama committee advances ban on LGBTQ+ pride flags in classrooms
Popular articles
Recommended
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
Gisele Bundchen exudes sporty chic in an all
Chahar and Brar lead Punjab to 7
Evan Mobley has huge block in final seconds as Cavaliers hold off Banchero, Magic 104
Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling
Twins rally late for 10th straight win, 10
CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist
Tom Cruise 'hires hawks' to prevent pigeon chaos during Mission Impossible 8 filming in London
Links
- As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy
- Electrician, 55, filmed racially abusing Muslim women as they returned from a pro
- Tesla's first
- Hundreds of German police subdue 'hooligans' in training exercise for Euro 2024
- Family pay tribute to 'vibrant and loving' mother, 25, found dead in car in Hackney
- Police find body of missing Maine man believed killed after a search that took nearly a year
- PICTURED: Mom
- FTC sues to block Tapestry's $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri
- US women's soccer to play Olympic send
- Prince Louis birthday portrait taken by Kate Middleton is released on day he turns 6