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South Korea 2024 elections
![South Korea’s Quest for Viable Third Parties South Korea’s Quest for Viable Third Parties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-03-200754.jpg)
South Korea’s Quest for Viable Third Parties
By Jinwan Park and SeungHwan Kim
Does the country’s new crop of minor parties represent a lasting realignment, or a temporary blip?
![South Korea’s Legislative Election: What Went Wrong for the PPP? South Korea’s Legislative Election: What Went Wrong for the PPP?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg)
South Korea’s Legislative Election: What Went Wrong for the PPP?
By Kyle Pope
The leadup to the election saw President Yoon Suk-yeol embroiled in a series of damaging incidents. His party paid the price.
![In South Korea, President Yoon’s Lame Duck Era Officially Begins In South Korea, President Yoon’s Lame Duck Era Officially Begins](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-11-130603.jpg)
In South Korea, President Yoon’s Lame Duck Era Officially Begins
By Mitch Shin
The opposition Democratic Party of Korea won a landslide victory in the 22nd general elections, largely due to Yoon's unpopularity.
![Exit Polls Suggest a Big Win for South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Parties in Parliamentary Election Exit Polls Suggest a Big Win for South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Parties in Parliamentary Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-10-142032.jpg)
Exit Polls Suggest a Big Win for South Korea’s Liberal Opposition Parties in Parliamentary Election
By Hyung-jin Kim
Unofficial exit polls suggest the Democratic Party could expand its majority, which would leave conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol a lame duck for his remaining three years in office.
![A Balancing Crisis: Managing Foreign and Domestic Policy Ahead of the South Korean Election A Balancing Crisis: Managing Foreign and Domestic Policy Ahead of the South Korean Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-02-172753.jpg)
A Balancing Crisis: Managing Foreign and Domestic Policy Ahead of the South Korean Election
By Kayla Orta
The April 10 election will have far-reaching implications for the nation's domestic and foreign policy moving forward.
![Understanding Satellite Parties in South Korea and Their Dangers to Democracy Understanding Satellite Parties in South Korea and Their Dangers to Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-27-150312.jpg)
Understanding Satellite Parties in South Korea and Their Dangers to Democracy
By Jinwan Park
In South Korea, major political forces make strategic use of satellite parties to exploit the semi-mixed-member proportional representation system.
![South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-16-140654.jpg)
South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections
By Hyung-A Kim
Both President Yoon and his PPP and the opposition Democratic Party face leadership struggles and public backlash.
![An ‘Orange Revolution’ in South Korean Politics? An ‘Orange Revolution’ in South Korean Politics?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-30-153538.jpg)
An ‘Orange Revolution’ in South Korean Politics?
By Yong-Shik Lee
Ousted PPP chair Lee Jun-seok has started his own political party. Will his New Reform Party become a force to be reckoned with?
![Ahn Cheol-soo on the State of South Korean Politics Ahn Cheol-soo on the State of South Korean Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-29-153959.jpg)
Ahn Cheol-soo on the State of South Korean Politics
By Kenji Yoshida
An interview with the former third-party presidential candidate turned PPP lawmaker.
![Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-12-170335.jpg)
Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression
By Kenji Yoshida
The North Korean diplomat-turned-South Korean lawmaker discusses Pyongyang’s stepped-up artillery shelling and its foreign policy strategy.
![An Interview With Song Young-gil, South Korea’s Other Opposition Leader An Interview With Song Young-gil, South Korea’s Other Opposition Leader](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-22-151907.jpg)
An Interview With Song Young-gil, South Korea’s Other Opposition Leader
By Kenji Yoshida and Joseph Yi
“If I end up creating a new party, the objective will be to oust President Yoon,” says the former Democratic Party head.
![Will Lee Jun-seok Be the Wild Card in South Korea’s General Election? Will Lee Jun-seok Be the Wild Card in South Korea’s General Election?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-30-155911.jpg)
Will Lee Jun-seok Be the Wild Card in South Korea’s General Election?
By Jason Morgan and Kenji Yoshida
The popular former party chair could rescue the ruling PPP’s chances next April – or he could torpedo the conservative party’s odds.
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