The South Korean ambassador to Australia, who is under investigation for past allegations, resigns. What will be the impact on the general election to be counted on the 10th?

Lee Jung-seop, South Korea's former defense minister and ambassador to Australia who is under investigation for allegedly pressuring an investigation into an accident in which a Marine was killed in the line of duty, resigned on the 29th of last month.
Ta. In South Korea, a general election will be held on the 10th of this month. Opposition parties take issue with President Yoon Seo-gyul's appointment of a suspect as ambassador. Dissatisfaction with President Yoon's hard-line stance led to the ruling party's
It has also been pointed out that this has led to a decline in support for the Korean government, and the Yoon administration appears to have tried to put out the fire by effectively removing Ambassador Lee. How will a series of responses affect the outcome of the general election?
Do it or get noticed. Mr. Yoon, who took office as president in 2022, nominated Mr. Lee as defense minister in recognition of his expertise in the US-South Korea military alliance. The appointment of a lieutenant general as the Minister of Defense is due to
This was the first time in 18 years since Vice Admiral Yoon Kwang-eun was appointed by the Moo-hyun administration. At the U.S.-Korea Defense Ministers Meeting held in June 2022, the month after his inauguration, Mr. Lee
The two sides agreed to expand joint military exercises. In June last year, they met with then-Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada. It was the first Japan-South Korea defense ministerial meeting in about three and a half years since November 2019.
The two sides agreed to accelerate discussions on measures to prevent a recurrence of the incident in December 2018 in which the South Korean Navy allegedly illuminated a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft with a fire-control radar over the Sea of Japan.
Regarding the issue of the incident, the South Korean side has consistently maintained that it did not shine radar on the area, and this remains one of the issues that remain in the midst of the improving Japan-South Korea relations.
Although Japan and South Korea have different positions on the issue, they confirmed the importance of communication and agreed to hold working-level discussions on measures to prevent similar incidents, including acts that could be perceived as hostile, such as radar illumination.
Last July, a flood occurred in South Korea, and a Marine died while searching for missing people. The Marine Corps investigation team investigated the matter, but Lee allegedly exerted undue pressure on the team.
Suspicions arose. When the investigation team produced a report stating that senior officials had not taken sufficient measures to prevent the accident, the Ministry of National Defense dismissed the person in charge of the investigation.
filed a complaint against Lee with the High-ranking Criminal Investigation Agency, which investigates politicians. Lee subsequently resigned as Minister of Defense. As the "Democratic Party Together" moves to introduce an impeachment bill, there is no need to worry about the suspension of office.
There is a growing view that he had tried to avoid the incident before. Was it certain that if the party, which holds a majority in the Diet, submitted an impeachment bill, it would pass and he would be suspended from office until the Constitutional Court makes a decision?
Rada. Lee was appointed ambassador to Australia on the 4th of last month. However, it turned out that the aforementioned high-ranking Criminal Investigation Agency, which is investigating Lee, had banned him from leaving. Ministry of Justice (in consultation with the Ministry of Justice)
Japan) lifted this measure and Lee departed, but opposition parties criticized the departure as ``escape.'' Mr. Lee was appointed as ambassador, but on the 21st of last month, he went to South Korea to attend a conference related to defense industrial cooperation.
I returned to the country. Later, on the 25th, Lee announced his intention to resign as ambassador. The South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo, which used the expression ``sudden resignation'' in its headline, said, ``On the 25th after being appointed ambassador,
I will be resigning eight days after leaving Leah to return to the country.'' In an editorial on the 30th of last month, Chosun Ilbo said, ``First and foremost, it is incomprehensible that a person who was legally in the position of a suspect was appointed as ambassador.''
"It was," he pointed out. He then criticized the president, saying, ``What on earth was President Yoon thinking?'' In South Korea, a general election will be held on the 10th of this month. President Yoon's tough stance on appointing a suspect as ambassador
There has been growing criticism of Mr. Lee, and some members of the ruling party ``People's Power'' have called for Lee's resignation due to concerns about worsening public opinion. This has also contributed to the party's declining approval rating, and the Yun administration has
This is an attempt to extinguish the fire by replacing the top officials. In the aforementioned editorial, Chosun Ilbo stated, ``According to numerous public opinion polls, the ruling party ``People's Power'' is having a difficult time in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
This is not due to some major political failure or scandal, but to President Yoon's coerciveness and lack of communication.'' Regarding Mr. Yoon, he said, ``It's not to the point of not being able to read the public's sentiments.''
"In fact, aren't we sticking to our own ideas and going against the grain?" ``President Yoon has yet to say anything about the current issue surrounding Ambassador Lee, which he himself caused,'' he criticized.