Yoon Suk-yeol’s ruling party garnered 109 seats, trailing the liberal Democratic Party of Korea’s comfortable majority of 175 spots in the 300-strong parliament.
South Korea's minority ruling party is likely to lose parliamentary seats following Wednesday's general election, according to exit polls held by local media.
Prosecutors questioned former presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Su-hyun on Monday over allegations of economic data manipulation during the previous Moon Jae-in government.
Kim’s speech to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War were apparently meant to boost internal unity in the impoverished country suffering pandemic-related economic difficulties.