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South Korea opposition wins landslide parliamentary vote in blow to Yoon
SEOUL - South Korea's liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election held on April 10, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but likely falling just short of a super majority.
South Korean Parliamentary Election to Set Tone for Rest of Leader’s Term
In the two years since he was elected, President Yoon Suk Yeol has made his mark in foreign policy, forging deeper ties with the United States and Japan. But his business-friendly domestic agenda has been stalled by his own missteps and an opposition-controlled Parliament.
South Korea’s president faces a major test in a crucial parliamentary election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans vote Wednesday in a hotly contested parliamentary election that’s largely seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and a possible sign of a deepening domestic divide.
Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97
Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., who was belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor in May 2021 for his exploits seven decades earlier, commanding vastly outnumbered Army Rangers in a battle with Communist Chinese troops during the Korean War, died on Monday at his home in Columbus, Ga. One of the most highly decorated servicemen in the history of the Army, he was 97.
‘Gladiator Politics’ Dominate Election Season in Polarized South Korea
The elections are ostensibly about the 300 seats in Parliament, but when South Koreans go to the polls on Wednesday, they will also be signaling support for one of two leaders who are locked in what is known here as “gladiator politics.”
South Korean parties target 'semiconductor belt' ahead of election
SEOUL -- With South Korea's parliamentary election less than a week away, political parties are ramping up efforts to court voters in the country's highly contested "semiconductor belt."
South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next week's parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday (April 5), in which his ruling party seeks to retake a majority in the opposition-controlled assembly.