South Korean voters dealt a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday, with exit polls showing he will face a left-wing opposition-dominated National Assembly for the final three years of his term.
South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, speaks to reporters after watching TV broadcasting results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung …SEOUL, South Korea –
That outreach has irked many voters here, who customarily view Japan as an unrepentant, ex-imperialist power. It has gratified Tokyo, which questions some Korean historical claims and says it has offered multiple remunerations and apologies. Mr. Moon, a professor emeritus at Seoul’s Yonsei University, reckons that won’t suit Mr. Yoon, whom critics allege finds it difficult to compromise. The president “would have to bargain with the opposition,” Mr. Moon said. “But given his style, that is unlikely. I see a collision course.”“As the Assembly has many tools for policy intervention, the U.S. and Japanese governments will have serious concerns about the ability of the Yoon government to deliver,” Mr. Moon said.
“If we have a war with North Korea, it is going to be like a world war,” he said. “I don’t think it’s only a matter of Korea.”A week of campaigning saw intense but good-natured electioneering in one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies.
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