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Your email address will not be published.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

US wants more detail on Israeli Rafah attack plan: General

US and Israeli military officials discussed “broad concepts” about how to limit…

ICC must be able to pursue ‘fight against global impunity’: European Commission chief

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of European Commission, says the International…

Serbian forces massing on Kosovo border, US warns

The White House said that it had detected a large build-up of…

UN releases emergency funds for the Afghan health sector

The UN’s Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin…