South Korea politics

Next April, voters will choose new mayors for Seoul and Busan. Can the Democratic Party keep those seats?

Park Won-soon’s death elicited both sympathy and controversy amid rumors of a sexual harassment complaint against him.

The liberals’ primacy is unprecedented and likely long-term. But is it permanent?

The Democratic Party won a massive victory, but the reshaping of South Korea’s right could have longer-term implications.

The Democratic Party wins unilateral control of the National Assembly, while conservatives and minor parties recede.

President Moon’s Democratic Party and its affiliate won 180 out of 300 seats, buoyed by public support for the government’s COVID-19 response.

Beyond COVID-19, can the upcoming parliamentary election help heal serious weaknesses in South Korea’s political system?

South Korea’s ruling party hopes to maintain its control of the legislature in upcoming election.

Electoral reforms and inter-Korea relations once looked destined to dominate April’s parliamentary elections. Now a global pandemic will likely be the deciding factor.

As an election looms, a survey finds that respondents’ political affiliations predicts their satisfaction with the government’s pandemic response.

Where South Korea has succeeded – and where it has struggled – in containing the new epidemic.

South Korea now has the most cases outside of China, and the government is ramping up efforts to respond.