After rising power by embracing uncompromising and sometimes combative politics, South Korea s President Yoon Suk Yeol may have to rethink his signature style if he hopes to protect his legacy and. -April 11, 2024 at 03:57 am EDT
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After rising to power by embracing uncompromising and sometimes combative politics, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol may have to rethink his signature style if he hopes to protect his legacy and party after a crushing election defeat. Yoon, who was elected in 2022 for a single five-year term, is facing growing criticism, including from some members of his own party, for sticking to a hardline stance on a number of hot-button issues and scandals in the run-up to Wednesday's elections that saw the opposition bloc led by the Democratic Party (DP) retain its control in the National Assembly. Critics accused Yoon of failing to build on his People Power Party (PPP)'s initial popularity, engineered by its chief Han Dong-hoon, by repeatedly rejecting his advice on several issues, including accusations of bribery against the First Lady.
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Growing from strength to strength “In just seven decades since the Korean War, Korea transformed itself from an impoverished, war-torn nation into a major global player, an economic and technological powerhouse, and a soft power magnet,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin.