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What lies ahead for president-elect Yoon?
Mar 10, 2022
Political novice elected on back of regime change desire now needs to prove capacity to handle domestic, external challenges
People’s Party chief among favorites to head presidential transition committee
Mar 10, 2022
Yoon expected to launch committee sooner than usual
Entrepreneur takes on new role as first lady
Mar 10, 2022
Kim says she will assist Yoon quietly in the background
President-elect Yoon vows to 'trust, follow will of people'
Mar 10, 2022
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday he will trust and follow the will of the people as he vowed to close any national divisions. "I will solely trust the people and follow the people's will," Yoon said in his remarks given at the National Assembly Library in western Seoul. "(The election results) constitute a call for reform, and the restoration of justice and common sense as well as the people's desperate appeal to do politics of unity, not division," Yoon noted.
Yoon may meet Biden shortly after taking office in May
Mar 10, 2022
As South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol received a congratulatory call from US President Joe Biden hours after his election victory Thursday, drawing keen attention is when they will meet. Observers say they may hold their first summit talks as early as in late May. Biden is reportedly considering a visit to Japan in late May for a Quad summit, which will offer a chance for him to make a stopover in South Korea. Yoon is slated to be inaugurated on May 10. If they meet before the end of the
Moon congratulates President-elect Yoon on winning election
Mar 10, 2022
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday congratulated President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on winning the presidential election as they held a telephone conversation, Moon's spokesperson said. Moon told Yoon that they need to hold a meeting to discuss a smooth transition of power and his administration will provide support for the next administration's inauguration, presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee told reporters. Moon asked Yoon to restore national unity and heal national division shown in the ele
Japan's prime minister hopes to work together with S. Korea's newly-elected leader
Mar 10, 2022
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reportedly congratulated South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol Thursday on his election win and expressed hope to work together to improve Seoul-Tokyo ties. He was quoted as saying the strained relations between the neighbors need to improve, especially as "healthy" bilateral ties are "indispensable" amid major challenges in the international community. There has been no report of Yoon and Kishida having a direct phone conv
President-elect Yoon holds phone conversation with Biden
Mar 10, 2022
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol held a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, during which they reaffirmed the strong alliance against North Korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles, according to officials in Yoon's party. Biden congratulated Yoon on winning the presidential election and invited the conservative president-elect of South Korea to the White House, officials of the People Power Party (PPP) said. During the 20-minute conversation, Yoon emphasized the need
Desire for regime change leads prosecutor general to presidency
Mar 10, 2022
Former top prosecutor handpicked by Moon pledges to make society fairer
S. Korea likely to return to nuclear power generation under new govt.
Mar 10, 2022
South Korea is likely to make a U-turn from its yearslong nuclear phase-out drive as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed to scrap the policy and make the country a powerhouse in nuclear power generation. President Moon Jae-in has championed breaking away from nuclear energy since his inauguration in 2017 by retiring old plants and refraining from building new ones. But Yoon, as presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, slammed the policy and pledged to use nuclear pow
Chronology of major events in President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's biography
Mar 10, 2022
The following is a chronology of major events related to President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. -- Dec. 18, 1960: Born in Seoul -- 1979: Graduates from Chungam High School in Seoul -- 1983: Graduates from Seoul National University with an undergraduate degree in law -- 1988: Graduates from Seoul National University's School of Law with a master's degree -- 1991: Passes the 33rd state bar exam on his ninth try -- 1994: Completes courses at Judicial Research & Training Institute -- 1994-2001: Works at
PPP sweeps 4 of 5 seats in parliamentary by-elections
Mar 10, 2022
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 at the National Assembly to 110 seats, though the number is still far behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP)'s 172 seats in the 300-member National Assembly The PPP's first win came in Anseong, south of Seoul, where ve
Voter turnout falls short of last election’s record
Mar 9, 2022
Despite record-high early voting, overall turnout lower than expected
Lee and Yoon run neck and neck race: exit poll
Mar 9, 2022
The ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea’s Lee Jae-myung and the conservative People Power Party’s Yoon Suk-yeol are running neck and neck in the presidential election, exit polls showed Wednesday evening. According to an exit poll conducted by the country’s three major broadcast companies -- SBS, KBS and MBC -- the People Power Party’s Yoon is expected to take over 48.4 percent of the vote, edging out his competitor Lee at 47.8 percent. On the other hand, accordi
Celebrities encourage voting with post-vote snaps, ballot stamps
Mar 9, 2022
Different styles, but intended message is the same -- go vote
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