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South Korean National Assembly
![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?
![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.
![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.
![South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-21-133950.jpg)
South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest
By Kim Tong-hyung
Despite the Democratic Party's majority, lawmakers voted to allow the party’s chair, Lee Jae-myung, to be arrested amid several corruption investigations.
![South Korea’s Interior Minister Impeached for Role in Itaewon Tragedy South Korea’s Interior Minister Impeached for Role in Itaewon Tragedy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-14-143517.jpg)
South Korea’s Interior Minister Impeached for Role in Itaewon Tragedy
By Chelsie Alexandre
For the first time in South Korea’s modern history, a sitting cabinet member has been impeached by the country’s parliament.
![COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea’s Ruling Party to Historic Victory COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea’s Ruling Party to Historic Victory](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17-4.png)
COVID-19 Factor Powers South Korea’s Ruling Party to Historic Victory
By Cory Bisbee
The Democratic Party wins unilateral control of the National Assembly, while conservatives and minor parties recede.
![South Korea’s Election: Beyond Coronavirus South Korea’s Election: Beyond Coronavirus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-main_conference_room_of_south_korean_national_assembly_building.jpg)
South Korea’s Election: Beyond Coronavirus
By Thomas Kalinowski
Beyond COVID-19, can the upcoming parliamentary election help heal serious weaknesses in South Korea’s political system?
![Elections in the Time of COVID-19 Elections in the Time of COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-02-4.jpg)
Elections in the Time of COVID-19
By Jenna Gibson
South Korea’s ruling party hopes to maintain its control of the legislature in upcoming election.
![Protesters Storm National Assembly, Capping off a Divisive Year for Korean Politics Protesters Storm National Assembly, Capping off a Divisive Year for Korean Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-main_conference_room_of_south_korean_national_assembly_building.jpg)
Protesters Storm National Assembly, Capping off a Divisive Year for Korean Politics
By Jenna Gibson
Korea's conservative parties continue to up the ante in their opposition to Moon administration policies.
![South Korean Political Parties' Newest Weapon: Music Videos South Korean Political Parties' Newest Weapon: Music Videos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-28_18-43-10.jpg)
South Korean Political Parties' Newest Weapon: Music Videos
By Elaine Ramirez
The catchy tunes belie intense in-fighting and defections on both sides.
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