South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is steadfast in his commitment to increase medical school admissions by 2,000 starting next year, despite facing a significant backlash from the nation's trainee doctors, who have gone on strike in response. Yoon has accused the striking doctors of operating as a 'cartel' and described their walkouts as 'an illegal collective action'. However, he has shown signs of openness for dialogue, urging the doctors to propose a more plausible alternative to his plan and to cease making threats. This dispute comes at a critical time as South Korea approaches parliamentary elections expected to be closely contested.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol showed the first signs of flexibility in his medical reform plan as a prolonged standoff with doctors is ramping up pressure ahead of next week's parliamentary elections which are expected to be close https://t.co/166PJkQgtN
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South Korea's president opened the door to talks with the country's thousands of protesting trainee doctors who are upset with his plan to increase medical school admissions https://t.co/1YapXoSBAw https://t.co/oXm80PkrCF
South Korea's president vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions, as he called their walkouts "an illegal collective action" that poses "a... https://t.co/tptw376y5k
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that he is open to talks with doctors if they can suggest a more plausible option than his administration's plan #SouthKorea #DoctorsProtest https://t.co/WfWQ1etSIt
South Korea’s president vows not to back down in the face of doctors’ strike over medical school plan https://t.co/StttzDesuK
Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday his government is open to talks with doctors who oppose his plan to increase medical school admissions, while urging them to stop "making threats" as the strike drags on. https://t.co/aFumaAb00H
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged doctors Monday to discuss together medical school admissions, the number of which the government planned to increase by 2,000 starting next year. https://t.co/FmIN7b9jOM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions as he accused striking doctors of operating as a 'cartel' https://t.co/L6GFjclIhw https://t.co/fZDJtjsXpq
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his government is open to talks with doctors who oppose his plan to increase medical school admissions, while accusing critics of offering no reasonable alternative to ease a doctor shortage https://t.co/DCgegB1htx
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday he won’t back down on a plan to increase the number of medical school seats while he remains open for talks in a weekslong dispute that has prompted the walkout of almost all the nation’s trainee doctors https://t.co/Md1vsdOfn6
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Senior doctors and medical professors at South Korean teaching hospitals began submitting resignations on 25 March, in support for junior doctors striking over the government’s plan to increase medical school places from about 3100 to 5100 in a single year https://t.co/M4LcK1fV4Z