South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials have offered to resign en masse, media reports said, after their conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections. The results of Wednesday’s election posed a huge political blow to President Yoon Suk-yeol, setting back his domestic agenda and leaving him facing an intensifying political offensive by his liberal opponents during his remaining three years in office.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Taiwan ensures supply of ‘democracy chips’

Taipei: On August 22, President Tsai Ing-wen told the governor of the…

China calls for creation of Palestinian state to end conflict

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country is “deeply concerned over…

Ambulances cross from Egypt into Gaza to collect wounded Palestinians

Twenty ambulances entered Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing to gather more…

Indian court permits Hindus to pray inside disputed Gyanvapi mosque

An Indian court has weighed in on one of the country’s most…