Midterms articles
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Resignations Rock South Korea's Conservatives After Landslide Midterm Loss
Multiple senior members of conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration and the head of his People Power Party (PPP) tendered their resignations on Thursday after vote counts confirmed that the left-wing Democratic Party decisively took over the National Assembly in Wednesday's midterm election.
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South Korea opposition wins landslide midterm vote in resounding blow to President Yoon
Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election held on Wednesday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but likely falling just short of a super majority. The Democratic Party (DP) was projected to take more than 170 of the 300 seats in the new legislature, data by the National Election Commission and network broadcasters showed with more than 99% of the votes counted as of 5:55 a.m....
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South Korea opposition wins landslide midterm vote in resounding blow to President Yoon
Story by Reuters Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election held on Wednesday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but likely falling just short of a super majority. The Democratic Party (DP) was projected to take more than