"There is a risk that South Korea will become a lame duck," he said.
Citing exit polls from the country's terrestrial broadcasters (KBS, MBC, and SBS), the media teased that "President Yoon will likely become a lame duck for the remainder of his term," and some reported that "impeachment is also a possibility."
On the 9th (local time), the NYT reported, "President Yoon has built deeper ties with the United States and Japan through diplomacy in the two years since he took office, but his policies are at a standstill due to the opposition party's control of the parliament in the recent general election.
"President Yoon is facing the risk of becoming a lame duck for the remainder of his term," the report said. Bloomberg News also reported that "Exit polls show that the ruling party is expected to lose seats.
"President Yoon's conservative alliance will face major setbacks in the general election, leaving it in a very weak position for the remaining three years," the report said.
Reuters quoted a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as saying, "President Yoon may be in a lame duck state."
"President Yoon will likely be tempted to focus on foreign policy, which he still has legal authority over," he said. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper said of the results of the general election, "The Yoon administration is facing a headwind.
The Sankei Shimbun also reported that "President Yoon is likely to become a lame duck before the halfway point of his five-year term."
2024/04/11 17:14 KST
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