Initial exit polls suggest that South Korea's liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, potentially making President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for the remainder of his term.
South Korea ’s liberal opposition parties were expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election , initial exit polls suggested, a result that if confirmed would make conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for his remaining three years in office.
Wednesday’s election was widely seen as a mid-term confidence vote on President Yoon, a former top prosecutor who took office in 2022 for a single five-year term. He has pushed hard to boost cooperation with the U.S. and Japan as a way to address a mix of tough security and economic challenges. But Yoon has been grappling with low approval ratings at home and a liberal opposition-controlled parliament that has limited his major policy platforms.
Earlier this year, Yoon saw rising approval ratings over his strong push to drastically increase the number of medical students despite vehement protests by incumbent doctors. Yoon has said he aims to create more doctors to brace for the country’s rapidly aging population, but thousands of young doctors have gone on strike, saying that schools can’t handle an abrupt increase in students.
South Korea Opposition Parties Parliamentary Election Exit Polls Landslide Victory President Yoon Suk Yeol Lame Duck
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