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Election 2022

Sat, October 1, 2022 | 20:01

Biden looks forward to working with Korea's President-elect Yoon: White House

The United States congratulated Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, Wednesday, saying President Joe Biden looks forward to working with the new Korean leader. "We congratulate President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol," a White House spokesperson told Yonhap News Agency in an email. "The alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, our economies and our people is iron...

2022-03-10 06:26

PPP sweeps 4 of 5 seats in Assembly by-elections

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) claimed four of the five National Assembly seats up for grabs in by-elections, putting the icing on the cake in its victory during a tightly fought presidential race. The by-election result will increase the conservative PPP's presence in the National Assembly to 112 seats, though the number is still far behind the ruling Democrati...

2022-03-10 06:12

Yoon to bolster cooperation with US, Japan in dealing with China, North Korea

Yoon to bolster cooperation with US, Japan in dealing with China, North Korea

The decades-long South Korea-U.S. alliance may be in for its prime under South Korea's incoming government of Yoon Suk-yeol, who will also likely align his major foreign policy with that of the U.S. on issues such as North Korea, according to U.S. experts. The prosecutor-turned-politician won the presidential election, upsetting his rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling liberal...

2022-03-10 06:03

After change of power, Yoon faces daunting task of cooperating with liberal bloc

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol faces not a few challenges as he heads into Cheong Wa Dae, and top among them are how to work with an unfriendly National Assembly controlled by what will be the main opposition party, and heal the deep national divisions laid bare in the ugly race. Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) returns to power five years after President Park Geun-hye was impe...

2022-03-10 05:25

Yoon to bolster cooperation with US, Japan in dealing with China, North Korea

Yoon heralds tough stance on North Korea as Pyongyang threatens to cross 'red line'

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to take a hardline stance on North Korea, similar to approaches under the conservative Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations, after taking office in May. He appears tempted to undo much of what the liberal Moon Jae-in administration has done over the past five years to engage Pyongyang in dialogue. Yoon, of the ...

2022-03-10 05:10

Yoon to bolster cooperation with US, Japan in dealing with China, North Korea

Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election

Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was elected as the new President of Korea early Thursday morning, taking the responsibility of leading the country for the next five years.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2022-03-10 03:52

Uncompromising prosecutor's crusade to bring back justice

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is well-known as a man with an uncompromising spirit. This trait has been a double-edged sword for him during his 26 years of work as a prosecutor, including less than two years as prosecutor-general.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-03-10 03:28

Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election

Yoon projected to win tight presidential race

South Korea's opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was projected to win Wednesday's election, broadcaster KBS said, with nearly 90 percent of votes counted, a race that will shape Asia's fourth-largest economy for the next five years.

2022-03-10 03:18

Main opposition party poised to win at least 2 of 5 National Assembly seats in by-elections

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was set to claim at least two of the five National Assembly seats up for grabs in by-elections that were overshadowed by a tightly fought presidential race.

2022-03-10 02:29

Voter turnout tentatively tallied at 77.1 pct

Voter turnout for South Korea's presidential election was tentatively tallied at 77.1 percent Wednesday, as more than 34 million people went to the polls, according to election authorities.Out of the total 44.2 million eligible voters nationwide, more than 34.07 million cast their ballots at 14,464 polling stations as of 7:30 p.m. when the voting closed, according to the Nati...

2022-03-09 23:14

Yoon overtakes Lee to hold razor-thin lead

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