As South Koreans head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament on this week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic concerns as the most important election issues. It's in a stark contrast from past elections that were overshadowed by security and foreign policy issues like North Korean nuclear threats and U.S.
South Korea ’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, left, reacts with his party’s candidate Kwak Sang-eon during a campaign rally for the upcoming parliamentary election on April 10, in Seoul, South Korea , Monday, April 8, 2024. As South Korea ns head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament on this week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic concerns as the most important election issues.
“In a nutshell, even if conservatives and liberals intensely bicker over political issues, that won’t influence election results much,” Choi said. “The fate of an election is rather determined by the moderates who silently monitor livelihood issues and decide who to vote for.”Regardless of the outcome, Yoon’s major foreign policy agendas would remain unchanged, such as boosting security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan and taking a tough line on North Korea’s nuclear program, experts say.
Yoon’s throw-away comment created a mini-crisis for his ruling People Power Party as candidates from the main liberal opposition Democratic Party brought green onions to election rallies and accused Yoon of underestimating food prices and being out of touch with reality. But he said Yoon doesn’t deserve criticism over his green onion remarks. “Even if he doesn’t know the price of green onions, I don’t think it matters much as I also didn’t know about it.”to increase the yearly medical school admission cap by two thirds. They say universities can’t handle such a steep increase in students and that it would undermine the country’s medical services. Critics say doctors worry about their income if there are more of them.
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