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Your email address will not be published.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

Irish leader urges Israel ‘to show humanity’, allow more aid into Gaza

Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister appealed to Israel “to show humanity” and allow…

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Gaza ceasefire

The Archbishop of Canterbury condemned the bombing of civilians in Gaza and…

Colombia recalls ambassador from US as tensions flare over tariffs, drugs

Colombia’s foreign ministry said the country has recalled its ambassador from the…