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Jul 10, 2023 · Yoon’s supporters have approved his deepening of South Korea’s strategic partnerships with the United States and Japan and more assertive stances against North Korea and China. Critics, though, say that Yoon is escalating geopolitical tensions and sacrificing South Korea’s interests to Japan and the United States
Apr 12, 2024 · Critics accuse him of mismanaging economic issues like rising prices; failing to seek cooperation with opposition leaders over policy priorities; and filling key posts with former prosecutors and associates, while refusing to replace some of those who were involved in scandals.
Mar 10, 2022 · Yoon Suk-yeol narrowly won the 2022 South Korean presidential election in part by appealing to angry young men who believe they experience “reverse discrimination.”
Jul 1, 2024 · South Korea has experienced systematic and sustained erosion of democratic norms and institutions since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May 2022, according to a comprehensive Korea Pro analysis of multiple indicators, with trends that began under the conservative president’s predecessor not only continuing but significantly worsening ...
But the price of food is just one in a long list of reasons why President Yoon's conservative party has lost South Korea's parliamentary elections, which were regarded as a vote of...
Mar 8, 2022 · Both parties have been accused of misogyny. Getty Images. Yoon Suk-yeol (R) and Lee Jae-myung (L) are both neck and neck in the contest. Mr Lee's ruling Democratic Party has seen a number of...
Apr 11, 2024 · Lee Jae-myung, whose progressive Democratic Party carried the election, has vehemently criticized Mr. Yoon for expanding military cooperation with Japan, a former colonial master of Korea,...
Mar 9, 2022 · Yoon Suk-yeol, formerly the country’s top prosecutor, was elected the new president of South Korea on Wednesday, ushering in an era of conservative party rule that would significantly...
Mar 9, 2022 · South Korea has chosen a conservative opposition candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, as the country's next president following a tightly-contested race. Mr Yoon, a political novice, edged out a victory...
Oct 26, 2023 · Adding to the woes, the PPP, headed by Yoon, recently suffered a major defeat in a crucial by-election in the Gangseo District of South Korea’s capital city, Seoul.
