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Your email address will not be published.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

Qassam Brigades confirms official killed in Lebanon

The armed wing of Hamas has hailed Muhammad Ibrahim Shaheen, who as…

Kuwait signs $4.1bn deal with China to build port  

Kuwait has signed a deal worth $4.1 billion with China to complete…

Iran toughens crackdown as oil workers join protests

Dubai: On October 10, Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government…

At least 62 killed in Gaza in past 24 hours: Health Ministry

At least 62 Palestinians were killed and 296 injured in Israeli attacks…