South Korean Prime Minister submits his resignation after the opposition wins the elections

Prime Minister South KoreaHan Dak Su and other government officials made themselves at their disposal Waiver To their positions on Thursday, the 11th of this month, after the defeat of the ruling party to the opposition in the parliamentary elections.

Liberal parties opposing the current president's government Governor Yoon Suk-yeol He received a large majority of votes on Tuesday 10. While the party Yoon's People Power Party and its allies won 108 seats out of 300 in Parliament, while the main opposition Democratic Party and its coalition won 175 seats.

The participation rate in the elections was 67%. 44 million South Korean voters), the highest number in parliamentary elections since 1992, according to the country's electoral commission. Of the 300 elected, 254 were elected by direct vote, and 46 others were nominated by each party according to their percentage of votes.

Although political power in the country is mostly concentrated in the hands of the president, opposition control in parliament is expected to make it difficult to achieve Yoon's nationalist agenda and reduce his control over the ruling party.

Resignation requests

Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Han Dong-hun apologized for the defeat and said he would resign as a way to take responsibility for the election results.

He said during a press conference: “I apologize to the people on behalf of our party, which was not good enough to win.”

According to Yoon's office, all advisors Senior presidential officials, excluding those responsible for security issues, also He expressed interest in resigning. The Prime Minister has not yet announced whether he will accept the resignation requests or not.

Declining popularity

Yun's popularity declined due to a series of problems, such as rising prices and his lack of initiative to dismiss senior government officials involved in scandals.

After the defeat, the president He mentioned that Presidential Chief of Staff Lee Kwan Sup, who also resigned, said the government would “humbly defend” the election result and that the government would strive to improve the country's economic situation and implement state reforms.

Yoon will remain in power until the end of his term, in 2027, and the new parliamentarians must take office from May 30, for a period of four years.

opposition

Leader Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung lost the 2022 presidential election to Yoon, and has since faced several corruption investigations, which he claims were pushed by his political opponent as a way to weaken the opposition.

He told me: “The results of the parliamentary elections are not a victory for the Democratic Party, but rather a great victory for our people. Now the elections are over. The political parties in power and those in the opposition must unite their forces to solve the general economic and living problems.”