Election outcome to weaken Yoon s grip on state affairs koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Disgraced former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, leader of the liberal minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP), is rising as a political phenom, as the exit polls of Wednesday s general elections showed that his party will claim a significant portion of proportional representation seats in the next National Assembly.
The ruling and opposition parties ended their 13-day official campaign period on Tuesday, the eve of the general elections, calling on voters to cast their ballots as the future li.
Discussions concerning women s rights and gender equality are expected to be limited in the upcoming National Assembly, as few political parties - none of them major - have included campaign pledges to address these agendas.
The government is attempting to hold talks with the doctors community over the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors protesting against its plan to hike the quota of medical school.