thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Last week's elections dealt a blow to South Korea's wealthiest, thwarting a proposal to slash one of the world's highest inheritance tax rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/billionaire-tax-cut-korean-vote/ #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #taxes #leejaemyung

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Despite Yoon Suk-yeol becoming a lame duck president at home, he can still do a lot to ensure his foreign policy — especially his detente with Tokyo — lives on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/15/world/south-korea-elections-yoon-foreign-policy/ #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #joebiden #fumiokishida #leejaemyung #us #northkorea #southkoreajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

The victory of South Korea’s main opposition party in parliamentary elections has made its leader a top contender for president in 2027, as long as he can manage a fickle public and stay ahead of a legal battle that could land him in prison before then. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung/ #asiapacific #politics #leejaemyung #southkorea #yoonsukyeol

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was struggling to recover Thursday from a disastrous election that saw his party fail to win a majority in parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/election-rout-yoon-lame-duck/ #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #leejaemyung #handonghoon

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

The big winner in South Korea's parliamentary election is the country's most controversial politician: opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-opposition-election-winner/ #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #leejaemyung #southkorea

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

The fates of four key political figures are set to be shaped Wednesday as the South Korean electorate votes to pick 300 members of parliament and decides whether President Yoon Suk Yeol will be able to advance his socially conservative agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-election-key-figures/ #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #leejaemyung #chokuk #handonghoon

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

South Koreans began voting Wednesday in parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk-yeol after a polarizing campaign focused largely on resentment, personalities — and onions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-rebuke-south-korea-vote/ #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #leejaemyung

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

As South Korean voters head to the polls for a parliamentary election Wednesday, they will also be delivering a judgment on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s first two years in office — one that could have lasting implications for the remainder of his term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-general-election-preview/ #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #leejaemyung

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Official campaigning for South Korea's upcoming general election has kicked off, with President Yoon Suk-yeol's ruling party fighting to win back a parliamentary majority and thwart opposition attempts to derail his conservative agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-campaigning-april-election/ #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #leejaemyung #kangtaewoong

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus

South Korea's main opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, said on Wednesday he hoped a stabbing attack he suffered could mark the end of the "politics of hate" in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/asia-pacific/politics/lee-jae-myung-attack-response/?utm_content=bufferc6270&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus

A knife attack on an opposition leader has raised alarms over South Korea’s deepening political polarization, and the hatred and extremism it seems to inspire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/04/asia-pacific/politics/knife-attack-polarized-south-korea/?utm_content=bufferc3181&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldnews

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung narrowly escaped death when he was stabbed in the neck, a party lawmaker said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/03/world/south-korea-opposition-attack/?utm_content=buffere0d30&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #leejaemyung #southkorea

tagesschau, 4 months ago to random German

Südkoreanischer Oppositionsführer Lee bei Attacke verletzt

In Südkorea ist Oppositionsführer Lee Jae Myung angegriffen und am Hals verletzt worden. Der Politiker wurde in ein Krankenhaus gebracht. Der mutmaßliche Angreifer konnte nach der Attacke überwältigt werden.

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#Südkorea #Attentat #LeeJaeMyung

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus

South Korea's opposition party chief Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/02/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-opposition-attack-busan/?utm_content=buffer18ce8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #busan #leejaemyung

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus

Distrustful of government, South Koreans have taken grievances to the streets so often that it turned demonstrating into a something like a national pastime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/asia-pacific/politics/why-south-korea-protests/?utm_content=buffer5979d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #seoul #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol