South Korea's parliamentary elections have concluded with the opposition, led by the Democratic Party, poised to maintain its majority in the 300-seat parliament, signaling a significant defeat for President Yoon Suk-yeol and his conservative People Power Party (PPP), which is predicted to win only 87-105 seats. The elections, seen as a referendum on Yoon's presidency, were influenced by issues such as the economy, corruption, and a controversial incident involving a Christian Dior handbag linked to the first lady. Approximately 44 million people were eligible to vote. Exit polls and early results suggest the Democratic Party may secure a landslide victory, leading in 141 of the 254 single-member districts, while the PPP leads in 108. The outcome could hamper Yoon's domestic reform agenda, including his plans to abolish a capital gains tax on financial investments and boost stock valuations. Following the election, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and other senior aides have offered their resignations, and the ruling party leader has resigned. President Yoon has acknowledged the defeat and promised reforms to renew his administration.
"A ruling party victory would have provided Yoon with the political capital he needs to pursue his foreign policy agenda. But its massive defeat will likely put Yoon on course to become a lame duck." https://t.co/2RK8ePuQD6
High-profile defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho lost his seat in parliament in South Korea’s general election on Wednesday, in a major setback to the former North Korean diplomat’s political career. https://t.co/i7yXKt6wGK
If South Korean President Yoon’s party can secure a majority in April’s parliamentary election, the ruling bloc should meet fewer policy and agenda hurdles, according to Franklin Templeton ETFs’ Dina Ting. https://t.co/7ogPI0oVfk
Yoon’s right-wing People Power Party was projected to secure just 85 to 105 seats, including those obtained through proportional representation by its satellite party #TWTFrontPage https://t.co/MxABLFbgal
With shrunken political capital and legitimacy, Yoon is in a more difficult place to exercise the kind of personal influence he has had on South Korea’s foreign policy thus far, says @jyjamespark. https://t.co/2RK8ePvosE
The failure of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s party in parliamentary elections will make the last three years of his term harder https://t.co/5B5kSJyvSI 👇
News Analysis: After parliamentary elections, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, a key U.S. ally, faces the prospect of becoming a lame duck unless he starts negotiating with the opposition. https://t.co/PKcDji038e
VIDEO: 🇰🇷 'Lame duck' S. Korean president reels from election debacle Near-total vote results show the country's opposition is set to strengthen its parliamentary majority, news agency Yonhap reported, in a major blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol. #AFPVertical https://t.co/o2zDotYc5o
After rising to power by embracing uncompromising and sometimes combative politics, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol may have to rethink his signature style if he hopes to protect his legacy and party after a crushing election defeat https://t.co/Mh9X7VEWlM
NEW: High-profile defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho loses parliament seat in ROK election https://t.co/HXWRJza7iP
South Korea's president Yoon left humbled by opposition election landslide. Watch for more #SouthKorea #SKoreaPolls #Yoon https://t.co/fWMO5ClSyR
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President Yoon Suk Yeol tends to charge ahead when he believes he is right. This may reflect his past career as a prosecutor, but it may also have hurt his party in this week's general election. https://t.co/QuI7hCFZoK
⚠️ ANALYSIS-AFTER ELECTION ROUT, COMPROMISE MAY BETTER SERVE SOUTH KOREA'S COMBATIVE PRESIDENT Full Story → https://t.co/yYNuLtYbHj After rising power by embracing uncompromising and sometimes combative politics, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol may have to rethink his… https://t.co/Qmr2mfux7d
South Korea election a minor setback for capital market reform https://t.co/S7QNjJxoeT
Opposition win in South Korea election to deepen policy stalemate for Yoon #ARYNews https://t.co/YbhgBitaAl
How South Korea election may reshape Yoon's policy agenda https://t.co/XIYaNyJjEZ https://t.co/Q9VCZGMQQP
#SouthKorea | The outcome, if confirmed, will at the very least leave Yoon as a lame duck for the three remaining years of his term in office. https://t.co/NfpO8x5Q1n
About two years after winning South Korea’s presidency, Yoon Suk Yeol is already looking like a lame duck https://t.co/X8bC6DZSaE via @bpolitics
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was struggling to recover Thursday from a disastrous election that saw his party fail to win a majority in parliament. https://t.co/RMm4Xb9wJT
South Korea ruling party, government reel after electoral drubbing. https://t.co/QgUoDt2txY
Yoon is almost certain to become the first president in South Korea's democratic history to serve his full five years in office without ever controlling the National Assembly. https://t.co/i0tpdVnVqy via @NikkeiAsia
⚠️ FACTBOX-HOW SOUTH KOREA ELECTION MAY RESHAPE YOON'S POLICY AGENDA Full Story → https://t.co/5Mso6Niqc8 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to renew his administration after his party suffered a big defeat in legislative elections, with the result increasing the… https://t.co/HSTfzhYNPv
Our analysis piece on yesterday's South Korea election. Now, Yoon will have little room to move on the legislative front. About 2 years after winning the presidency, he's already looking like a lame duck. https://t.co/sMKXlafSyQ
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South Korean President Yoon is facing a very, very tough remainder of his term https://t.co/xnyNlatq7d https://t.co/bOfWWc7GfL
About two years after winning South Korea’s presidency, Yoon Suk Yeol is already looking like a lame duck https://t.co/RJzji1SIrM
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South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and other senior aides tendered their resignation to President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday after the ruling party's heavy defeat in parliamentary elections, the Yonhap news agency reported. https://t.co/hVgG2HTMM8 https://t.co/X55I33VGr5
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo submitted his resignation after the ruling People Power Party's crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, multiple local media said Thursday citing the presidential office. https://t.co/GGXua31YgW
Brutal results for Yoon in National Assembly elections, a referendum on his leadership the past 2 years. Yoon’s party barely managed to prevent progressive bloc from taking 2/3 majority. PM, ruling party leader, senior aides have all offered to resign. https://t.co/gWtXKtxSTa
The big winner in South Korea's parliamentary election is the country's most controversial politician: opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. https://t.co/XDJyDbHiLq
#BREAKING South Korean ruling party leader resigns after election defeat https://t.co/tkwriMP4qT
#BREAKING S. Korea's President Yoon promises 'reform' after party's election drubbing https://t.co/2UEmnWbDWb
South Korea's liberal opposition bloc won more than three-fifths of seats in parliamentary elections, the National Election Commission said Thursday. https://t.co/WuOmJA9HPl https://t.co/CPClUZQp5g
🔴 SOUTH KOREAN YOON HUMBLY ACCEPTS PARLIAMENT ELECTION RESULT, PLANS TO RENEW ADMINISTRATION: YONHAP
Big news day in east Asia South Korean election: Yoon's party suffers stinging defeat https://t.co/i5NqE4i74W Yen tumbles to 153 against dollar on U.S. inflation https://t.co/jiOGogcgfO Biden and Kishida strengthen bonds to defend global order https://t.co/3ZHrVZnJHX
South Korean stocks fell after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s party suffered a significant loss in parliamentary elections, likely dealing a blow to his investor-friendly agenda https://t.co/G58KqAkgGW
With shrunken political capital and legitimacy, it seems clear that Yoon is now in a more difficult place to exercise the kind of personal influence he has had on South Korea’s foreign policy thus far, writes @jyjamespark https://t.co/2RK8ePuQD6
South Korea's opposition is heading toward a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections, though notching a super majority — which would open the door for impeaching the president — looks out of reach, reports AFP News Agency.
Today’s election may create legitimate domestic constraints on the Yoon administration’s foreign policy primarily by shrinking Yoon’s political capital and legitimacy to implement his foreign policy agenda, writes @jyjamespark https://t.co/2RK8ePvosE
Yoon suffered a major defeat last night that will leave him in a weakened position for his remaining term. The results indicate his plans to abolish a capital gains tax on income from financial investments could be scuttled along with his policy of boosting stock valuations. https://t.co/MsvXflVdZq
NEW: @jyjamespark explains what the election in #SouthKorea means for Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy https://t.co/2RK8ePuQD6
South Korea's opposition is heading toward a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections, though notching a super majority — which would open the door for impeaching the president — looks out of reach https://t.co/CBvVZGyT67 https://t.co/gfgXK6nh9x
The center-left Democratic Party is projected to add to its legislative majority after today’s election, which would deal a blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s domestic reform agenda and possibly his efforts to improve ties with Japan, writes @SueMiTerry. https://t.co/76P6omhvEM
South Korea’s Opposition Parties’ Projected Win: What It Means https://t.co/76CZ48SCng via @CFR_org
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“Is South Korea Facing Policy Gridlock?" My take for @CFR_org on the impact of the opposition parties' win in South Korea's National Assembly elections. https://t.co/DKsQp6WZM5
Mr. Yoon’s right-wing People Power Party (PPP) was projected to secure just 85 to 105 seats, including those obtained through proportional representation by its satellite party, the People Future Party. https://t.co/MxABLFbgal
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling conservatives look to have stumbled badly in legislative elections held Wednesday, according to local exit polls https://t.co/496MBvLdV5 https://t.co/496MBvLdV5
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When South Koreans vote in parliamentary elections on Wednesday they will also deliver a verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has forged closer ties with the United States and Japan but whose domestic agenda has stalled. https://t.co/I7z2MiOwBb
The best part of South Korean election night: the graphics. https://t.co/XfFGkSD8k4
South Korean results now arriving. DP leads in 141 of the 254 single-member districts, PP leads in 108. Many seats are close and the lead shifts back and forth. The 46 PR seats have not yet been allocated and counting the party votes seems to come after the seats are done.
Breaking News: Voters in South Korea are projected to have handed President Yoon Suk Yeol and his party a crushing election defeat, potentially making him a lame duck. https://t.co/2aR8zUWvyR
South Korea exit poll shows President Yoon's PPP will lose big. It's predicted to win only 87-105 seats in the 300 seat Parliament. If it doesn't win 101 seats, his opponents can override his vetoes and pass a motion of impeachment. Results to come later this morning.
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party is set to increase its parliamentary majority, according to exit polls. After a polarizing and personal campaign, the result is a blow for President Yoon Suk Yeol. https://t.co/zzJ2UpWmuA
S. KOREA'S YOON MAY FACE HEAVY DEFEAT IN PARLIAMENT VOTE: KBS
🇰🇷S. KOREA'S YOON MAY FACE HEAVY DEFEAT IN PARLIAMENT VOTE: KBS
#NDTVWorld | South Korea opposition increases majority in election: exit polls (reported by news agency AFP) #SouthKorea
⚡️South Korean President Punished, Opposition Increases Majority in Parliamentary Elections: Exit Polls https://t.co/DpnPBEswYt https://t.co/4EaMVoV7MK
The progressive bloc led by South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party is expected to keep its majority in parliament, a forecast says https://t.co/h0WNQLUOqr
Exit poll results from the major South Korean TV networks predict a landslide victory for the Democratic Party. It's exit polls, so not the most reliable, but if the final results are anything close to this, it will be a terrible night for Yoon's conservative party. https://t.co/6V2Q5fWuYJ
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The fates of four key political figures are set to be shaped Wednesday as the South Korean electorate votes to pick 300 members of parliament and decides whether President Yoon Suk Yeol will be able to advance his socially conservative agenda. https://t.co/HaM2HZ0tU3
South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose popularity has suffered amid a cost-of-living crisis and a spate of political scandals https://t.co/JStCecTWkj
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South Korea is going to the polls today to select a new 300-member National Assembly. The parliamentary elections are widely seen as a midterm referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol. Here's what else to know about South Korea's 2024 election. https://t.co/E7KOAw9HkD
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South Koreans are voting in a hotly contested parliamentary election that's largely seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and a possible sign of a deepening domestic divide. https://t.co/f6ZK7ySJXr
#SouthKorea: Polling underway to elect a new Parliament. About 44 million people are eligible to vote for its 300-member National Assembly. The outcome of today’s polls will also set the tone for the remaining years of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency. https://t.co/joxRJ5IESt
South Koreans vote to elect new parliament. Meanwhile, a #ChristianDior handbag has become a nightmare for #SouthKorea’s Yoon Suk Yeol. A video of first lady Kim receiving purse from a pastor has caused a divide between ruling party and is inviting opposition’s ire https://t.co/Ki7hWKyLBA
Polling is underway in #SouthKorea to elect a new Parliament. The outcome of today's polls will also set the tone for the remaining years of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency.
South Koreans vote in election seen as test of President Yoon Suk-yeol https://t.co/JfVSxOnnyq
South Korea’s President Faces A Crucial Referendum in Parliamentary Election https://t.co/OIoP6WCxtt
South Koreans began voting Wednesday in parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk-yeol after a polarizing campaign focused largely on resentment, personalities — and onions. https://t.co/t7IO9QO4kT
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It's Election Day in South Korea! South Koreans are already voting (it's thirteen hours ahead of ET there) for their national legislature. A short thread re: what's at stake. 1/x
South Korean voters started casting their ballots on Wednesday in the country's legislative elections to choose the next 300-seat parliament.
South Koreans vote for new parliament after economy, corruption dominate campaign https://t.co/7ceZZUxmLz https://t.co/fX7SFOdyZ4
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#BREAKING Polls open for South Korea's general election: AFP https://t.co/haxdUYlPgW