The Democratic Party (DP) won a landslide victory again on Wednesday, signaling South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s lame-duck status for his remaining three years in office. Out of 300 seats in the National Assembly, the DP won 175 seats, while the ruling People Power Party (PPP) won 108. Adding other seats won by opposition parties … Read more
As South Korea’s 2024 general election nears, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the leading opposition Democratic Party (DP) are bracing for a bitter race. For now, the prospects favor the liberal DP, headed by Lee Jae-myung, which currently holds enough seats in the legislature to stymie any moves by President Yoon Suk-yeol of … Read more
Advertisement On August 18, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and U.S. President Joe Biden met at Camp David for a trilateral meeting. Afterwards, they publicly stated they shared a vision for their partnership and the Indo-Pacific. They declared that this partnership was based on “a bedrock of shared values, mutual … Read more