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“We should all humbly accept the people’s will expressed through the elections,” Yoon said in a televised statement ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, his first public remarks on the polls since they were held on April 10.
One attaché reportedly filed formal complaints with Seoul’s foreign ministry, accompanied by audio recordings of the ambassador’s alleged abusive conduct.
Yoon’s ruling People Power Party garnered 109 seats, trailing far behind the liberal Democratic Party of Korea which secured a comfortable majority with 175 seats in the 300-strong parliament. Voter turnout was 67 percent, the highest in 32 years.
South Korea’s parliament is set to remain in the hands of liberals for another four years, with the ruling conservative party facing a defeat in parliamentary elections widely seen as a midterm referendum on President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The restriction comes amid a growing wave of political discontent, as skyrocketing vegetable prices and other economic challenges plague the nation.
South Korea’s ambassador to China, Chung Jae-ho, finds himself under intense scrutiny amid allegations of staff abuse, a development further straining the already tense relations between the two nations, analysts have said.
Yoon would still be able to use his presidential executive orders and veto powers to cope with the opposition-controlled outgoing parliament. But an election defeat would weaken his say over the administration and deprive him of much influence over lawmakers from his party, political observers said.
Analysts say Yoon’s position aligns with the “resentment against China” felt by much of the Korean public, with polls suggesting seven out of 10 South Koreans have an unfavourable view of the country.