liberal political party in South Korea (2014– )
South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ strikes blow against President Yoon : Convicted former justice minister helps deliver resounding electoral victory for leftwing ...
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Quick Glance: South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ Triumphs Against President Yoon
- Former minister Cho Kuk aids in leftwing alliance's electoral victory
- Former justice minister Cho Kuk, convicted on corruption charges, played a pivotal role in the defeat of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol in parliamentary elections.
- Cho calls for Yoon and PPP leader Han Dong-hoon, both former prosecutors, to be held accountable for abuse of power.
- The leftwing alliance narrowly missed the 200-seat mark that would have allowed them to bypass a presidential veto. Yoon now faces over three years as a lame duck, while the country heads towards more than three years of stagnation.
[INTERVIEW] 'Coffee reflects human nature' : Korea is one of the biggest consumers of coffee in the world, with average coffee consumption reaching 405 ...
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Quick Glance: Coffee Origins Revealed: Genome Study Uncovers Ethiopian Roots
- Researchers unlocked the genome of Arabica coffee species, tracing its origins to a natural mating over 600,000 years ago in Ethiopia.
- The study revealed Arabica's low genetic diversity and susceptibility to pests and diseases, limiting its cultivation locations.
- The findings could lead to new breeding approaches in coffee to develop varieties with enhanced resistance to diseases and climate changes.
- Arabica formed as a natural hybridization between parent species Coffea canephora and Coffea eugenioides, mainly used for global coffee production.
Main opposition wins resounding majority in crushing defeat for ruling party: ...
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Big-name politicians face different fates after general elections: Former diplomats and foreign policy experts with experience in the foreign ...
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Lee Jae-myung, Indicted Opposition Leader, Is Korea’s Political Winner: The victory of South Korea’s main opposition party in parliamentary elections has made ...
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Yoon vows to heed people's voices after election loss: No signs of a breakthrough in the prolonged confrontation between the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and ...
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Yoon likely to soon name new chief of staff after election defeat: President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to name a new presidential chief of staff ...
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Election outcome to reshape Korean politics: Voters will cast ballots to elect 300 lawmakers Wednesday, to determine the fate of Korea's politics for the next ...
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After election loss, ruling party members play blame game: Ruling party members are engaged in a blame game after the People Power Party suffered a big defeat in ...
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South Korea's scandal-plagued opposition leader is election's big winner: SEOUL: The big winner in South Korea's parliamentary election is the country's most ...
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Ruling party leader resigns following election defeat : The future of Han Dong-hoon, interim leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) ...
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Rival parties make last-minute pitches in Seoul metropolitan area: Rival parties intensified efforts to appeal to voters in the pivotal swing battlegrounds of ...
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In South Korea, President Yoon’s Lame Duck Era Officially Begins: The opposition Democratic Party of Korea won a landslide victory in the 22nd general elections ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Challenges for South Korea's Yoon After Election Defeat
- Following his conservative party’s devastating loss in this week's parliamentary elections, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing significant setbacks in expanding the country's role within emerging US-led regional blocs aimed at countering a confident China, according to analysts.
- Yoon's ruling People Power Party secured 108 seats, trailing far behind the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, which obtained a comfortable majority with 175 seats in the 300-member parliament. Voter participation reached 67 per cent, marking a multi-decade high.
- Despite these challenges, it is anticipated that Yoon will continue his diplomatic approach and strengthen ties with the US and Japan given North Korea's nuclear threats and China's increasing influence.
- Some critics have called for a more balanced approach between South Korea's traditional allies and China, accusing Yoon of needlessly provoking the country's primary trading partner and inadvertently pushing Pyongyang further into Beijing's sphere of influence.
Who will be Yoon's pick for next prime minister?: All attention is on President Yoon Suk Yeol's pick to replace Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ...
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Opposition ups pressure for special counsel probe into Marine's death : The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is ramping up pressure on ...
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MBC penalized for alleged political bias in weather forecast : Broadcaster MBC received a sanction for prominently featuring a fine dust concentration level of 1 ...
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Government struggles to find new prime minister : The presidential office is struggling to find a new prime minister as potential candidates seem reluctant to ...
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Parliamentary elections bring mixed outcomes for Yoon’s aides: Wednesday's general elections delivered mixed results to several political heavyweights who ran ...
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Election result puts gov't-led economic agenda on rocky road : The landslide victory of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) in Wednesdays' ...
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Yoon under fire for ambiguous communication, mixed messages : President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing increased pressure from his party members to hold discussions ...
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Yoon refuses to back down on medical school quota hike : During a televised public address on Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol reiterated his firm belief that ...
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Quick Glance: Yoon urges doctors to resolve impasse over trainees
- President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled willingness to compromise on his medical reform proposals.
- Over 90% of the 13,000 trainees have been striking since Feb. 20 against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions.
- Yoon emphasized the urgency of medical reforms and urged the medical community to present specific proposals backed by scientific evidence.
- Previous governments failed to address doctor shortages due to strong opposition from the medical sectors.
Yoon critics within conservative bloc gain greater footing after surviving elections
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Ahn Cheol-soo-themed stocks sole winners after elections: Following the outocome of the general elections on Wednesday, most politician-themed stocks plummeted ...
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Rival parties make last-minute efforts to woo voters after record high turnout in early voting
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92-year-old mother supports son's election campaign : Mothers grow old, but a mother's love for her children is timeless. Cho Ki-joo, 92 ...
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PM says gov't will 'humbly' accept general election results: The exit poll results of Wednesday's general elections, indicating a landslide victory ...
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Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat
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Parties pledge reduction in working hours to win votes : Political parties have been rushing to present pledges to reduce working hours in a bid to win workers' ...
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Companies to face stricter regulations after opposition bloc's landslide win
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Ex-PPP leader wins his first parliamentary seat : Lee Nak-yon, a veteran politician and a former prime minister, suffered a crushing defeat in Wednesday's ...
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Parties go all out to woo voters as election day nears : A local court on Sunday issued a warrant to arrest a YouTuber suspected of installing spy cameras at ...
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K-pop campaigning: S Korean candidates embrace song to pull votes: Thanks to quirks of South Korean election law and history, almost every candidate on the ...
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Women's rights take back seat in parliamentary elections : Discussions concerning women's rights and gender equality are expected to be limited in the ...
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Tragedy of South Korea's 'prison politics' : Members of South Korea’s National Assembly enjoy considerable privileges and benefits ...
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Will HMM relocate headquarters to Busan after general elections? : Calls are growing for HMM, Korea’s largest container shipping company, to relocate its ...
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Rival parties encourage early voting with different goals : The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) are ...
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Taming inflation tops election pledges of rival parties : Taming soaring inflation has taken center stage in the campaign pledges of rival parties leading up to ...
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Ruling party members distance themselves from Yoon as elections near: The ruling People Power Party (PPP) is distancing itself from President Yoon Suk Yeol ...
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'Politainers' grab headlines ahead of general elections : With just a week remaining until the April general elections, so-called 'politainers' are ...
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Major banks prepare for dispute mediation over Hang Seng-tied ELS losses : Major banks have initiated measures to ensure smooth resolutions to compensate ...
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MG Community Credit's rising loan defaults prompt financial oversight : Financial authorities are set to initiate inspections of MG Community Credit ...
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'Secret Ingredient' starring Julia Barretto, Lee Sang-heon, Nicholas Saputra to stream April 30
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Exit Polls Suggest a Big Win for South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Parties in Parliamentary Election
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In South Korea, President Yoon’s Lame Duck Era Officially Begins: The opposition Democratic Party of Korea won a landslide victory in the 22nd general elections ...
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Ruling party-driven 'Mega Seoul' plan faces uncertainty : The ruling People Power Party's (PPP) drive to incorporate Gimpo and several cities adjacent to ...
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South Korean President Yoon: Spring onions were his downfall: Voters in South Korea are punishing the conservative government. Social problems and the ...
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South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe: In South Korea’s election, voters casting their ballot based on crypto policies could ...
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Quick Glance: 'Politics That Fail': South Korea's Youth Disillusioned with Government
- Outnumbered by older voters and under-represented in parliament, South Korea's young say the political system is failing them, urging them to vote in Wednesday's election.
- The election to select the National Assembly's 300 lawmakers will mark the first time in South Korean history where voters aged 60 and older will outnumber those in their twenties and thirties.
- Politics is predominantly controlled by older men, with male MPs above 50 comprising over 75 percent of the current National Assembly. Only 5.6 percent of candidates for Wednesday's election are under 40.
- Experts attribute the low voter turnout among young people to growing dissatisfaction, as the younger generation in South Korea faces tough competition in education, limited job prospects, and exorbitant housing costs. Suicide is a prevalent cause of death for Koreans aged 10 to 39.
(LEAD) Parties in final showdown with calls for judgment on 'incompetent' gov't, 'shameless' opposition
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South Korea sees rush of early voters for next week's parliamentary polls: Around 44.28M eligible voters set to elect 300-members of National Assembly on April ...
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Paid articlePaid Rally by politics-themed shares fleeting, unfounded: experts : The repeated theme mostly concerns small-cap Kosdaq shares registering well over double-digit ...
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Opposition parties widely anticipated to win election: analysts : As the April 10 general elections approach, analysts predict that liberal opposition parties ...
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South Korea is grappling with a demographic crisis, with its fertility rate — already the world's lowest — projected to fall to 0.68 in 2024. www.ft.com/content/bd481991-959b-46ba-98f0-a5d323d4d15c
Ex-presidents pop up ahead of upcoming elections : Former presidents of Korea have been taking contrasting approaches to their political appearances ...
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Main opposition party leads as official election campaign starts: National Election Commission officials put up posters of candidates for the April 10 general ...
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President, PPP head show united stance to address doctors' walkout before elections
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Rival parties' populist pledges fan fiscal soundness concerns : Rival parties are vowing to introduce populist policies ahead of the April 10 elections at ...
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PPP proposes relocating Nat'l Assembly hoping to boost waning support: The ruling People Power Party's (PPP) abrupt proposal to relocate the National ...
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Cho Kuk's popularity is rising, but questions remain over continuity : The Rebuilding Korea Party, a new liberal party launched by former Justice Minister ...
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Besieged ambassador returns amid pressure for probe: Lee Jong-sup, the Korean ambassador to Australia, returned home, Thursday, only 11 days after he flew to ...
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Rival parties clash over revoking voting rights of Chinese residents: Rival parties have clashed over the idea of revoking the voting rights of foreign residents ...
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Court warns of using force to bring opposition leader Lee to hearings: SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung again did not show u...
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1 in 3 candidates up for April elections possess criminal record: civic group : Nearly one in three candidates for the April 10 parliamentary elections possess a ...
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Ruling party's interim leader eyes post-election leadership: The nominations of proportional representation candidates by the ruling People Power Party's ...
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Rival parties fail to secure reforms as April 10 election candidate registration ends
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National Assembly seats prove elusive for young conservatives : Two high-profile young conservative politicians' much-heralded bids for the National Assembly ...
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President Yoon Suk Yeol's rising job approval ratings in recent weeks are bolstering the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and undermining the main opposition ... Show more www.koreatimes.co.kr/
Presidential office, anti-corruption agency at odds over ex-defense chief's departure to Australia
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Seoul, Gyeonggi in gridlock over public transportation pass : Seoul and Gyeonggi Province seem engaged in a continuous clash over the city's new unlimited public ...
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DPK’s Lee Kwang-jae confident in showdown against PPP’s Ahn: With the general elections for the 22nd National Assembly less than two weeks away ...
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Breakaway parties roil South Korea’s two-party system: Contemporary South Korean politics has traditionally been dominated by just two main parties – in common ...
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DP leader says ambassador to Australia should be fired: SEOUL/GWANGJU March 21 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung urged Preside...
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Truck driver booked for driving recklessly toward police van escorting opposition leader
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Main opposition seeks to patch up internal feud with 3 campaign heads : The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is set to mend its factional ...
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Daegu mayor's plan to build statue of ex-President Park Chung-hee stirs controversy
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PA nurses to fill medical manpower gap amid gov't-doctor conflict : The government is planning to make the most use of physician assistant (PA) nurses - ...
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The Reform Party, led by former People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok, and the Saemirae Party, headed by former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) ... Show more
DPK's veteran politicians embark on different paths : Two veteran politicians from the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) ...
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Liberals in free-for-all fight as DPK fails to patch up internal feuds : The liberals in Korean politics are splitting into various splinter groups as they fail ...
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Ruling party head pushes opposition chief for TV debate : Han Dong-hoon, interim head of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), is increasing the pressure on main ...
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[PERSON IN FOCUS] How ex-presidential chief of staff fell 'victim' to DPK candidate nomination fiasco
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