This article investigates the outcomes and examines the implications of South Korea's 2022 presidential election on the country's domestic politics and economics, specifically regarding the new government's exercise of executive power. While the 2022 election saw the return of the conservatives to ...
Voter casts a vote pick South Korea's new president in Seoul, South Korea on March 9, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua) The election to select the next president will last from 6:00 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Tuesday) to 6:00 p.m. (0900 GMT Wednesday) at 14,464 polling station...
South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party attends a televised debate for the upcoming March 9 presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua) South Korean presidential candidates Sim Sang-jeung of the Justice Party, Yoon ...
South Korea's Prime Minster Han Duck-soo speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Hwang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior pres...
The days of elections are public holidays in South Korea to encourage public participation. The presidential election rules are defined by the South Korean Constitution and the Public Official Election Act. The president is elected by direct popular vote, conducted using first-past-the-post. ...
Yoon, who won an unprecedented tight March 9 election, had promised to abolish the government's gender ministry, a pledge that helped engage young male voters spearheading a backlash against feminism in South Korea. Fulfilling the pledge, however, requires approval from parliament, which is control...
In South Korea, Moon Jae-in, who wants a softer approach to North Korea, has won the country’s presidential election. Moon told supporters, “I will be president for all South Koreans.” He declared victory after the two other major candidates conceded defeat. ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, March 6, 2024. (PHOTO / AP) In the first public remarks since his party’s defeat in the general elections, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on April 16 that he...
Elections provide voters not only with an opportunity to decide who will govern the country but also with a chance to express how they view politics as a whole. Just before the 2012 presidential election it appeared that Korean party politics was at the
presidential box at the opening ceremonies on February 9; her presence there marked the first visit to the South by a member of the North Korean ruling family since theKorean War. They watched as thedelegationsfrom both countries marched under a single flag that depicted a reunited Korea on ...