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South Korea's Lee faces waning support and unrest in ruling party

Uncomfortable Undertones in Lee’s Sweep of South Korean Polls

Seoul mayor’s victory regarded as first step in rebuilding conservatives

South Korea election: Yoon's legacy partially survives progressive victory

South Korean ballot controversy sparks a new youth movement

A week after South Korea’s local elections, the country’s political conversation is shifting in an unexpected direction. On June 10, a public opinion survey showed support for the...

South Korean ruling party’s ‘flawed landslide’ election win dents Lee’s reform drive

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s ruling party swept most of the country’s major local elections, but a narrow defeat in Seoul has given conservatives a foothold to challenge...

South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Clash With Political Realities

South Korea’s ruling party failed to secure key races, underlining the need to steer the country’s nuclear future with more than just political momentum.

South Korean election campaign sparks US alliance questions

The Democratic Dilemma in South Korea’s Local Election Ballot Shortage

President Lee sold Korean democracy abroad as a system that fixes itself. Now his party and the administration have to prove it by holding the election commission to account withou...

South Korea's ruling party wins big in local elections

South Korea's Lee wins mandate for diplomatic continuity in local elections

What to Know About South Korea’s Elections

President Lee Jae Myung came to office after his predecessor, a conservative, was ousted for imposing martial law. Now Mr. Lee’s popularity is projected to ripple across other cont...

South Korea liberal party leads mayoral poll in 'conservative heart' Daegu

South Korea Gets a New PM as Ruling Party Leadership Race Heats up

The outgoing premier is expected to seek the ruling Democratic Party’s chairship amid mounting friction between the presidential office and the DP. 

South Korea's conservative fortress becomes an election battleground

Ballot fiasco shakes faith in South Korea’s electoral system

Free and fair elections are the foundation of liberal democracy, and South Korea has long been regarded as one of Asia’s democratic success stories. Power changes hands peacefully...

South Korea’s ruling party set for local election gains, exit poll shows

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is projected to make sweeping gains in local elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, but a close race in the key city of Busan left it un...

South Korea swings from political paralysis to punitive power

On July 7, South Korea began enforcing a sweeping law against false and manipulated information. The law authorizes punitive damages of up to five times proven losses against news...

South Korea’s Governing Democratic Party Sweeps Local Elections but Faces Setback in Seoul Mayor’s Race

President Lee Jae Myung’s Democratic Party had hoped to consolidate its influence and extend his political momentum.

South Korea's ruling party headed for big win in local elections: exit poll

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South Korea’s Conservatives Are Running Out of Time

Adrift after Yoon’s impeachment, the PPP is facing the unthinkable: loss of support in its long-time base. 

South Korea president calls for legislative inquiry into local election disruptions

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called on the national assembly (the “Assembly”) to open an parliamentary investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted the loca...

Stocks soar from 'Korea discount' to 'Korea premium' under leftist president

His opponents brand him a populist, a hardcore leftist and even a North Korean sympathizer, but liberal South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has launched his country's stock market...

US fights the battles South Korean conservatives have abandoned

On June 3, at a US House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the State Department budget, Representative Darrell Issa made a request. “Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that t...