As South Koreans head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament, domestic concerns such as green onion prices, striking doctors, and sexist remarks by politicians are the main issues driving voters.
The ruling People Power Party’s leader Han Dong-hoon, right, reacts with his party’s candidate Kim Jong-hyeok during a campaign rally for the upcoming parliamentary election in Goyang, South Korea on Monday, April 8, 2024. As South Korea ns head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament this week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic concerns as the most important election issues.
Experts say up to 30 percent to 40 percent of South Korea’s 44 million voters are politically neutral and their choices could determine election results.South Korea’s conservative-liberal divide is so stark that many likely have already determined who they’ll vote for according to their party affiliation, rather than by looking at candidates’ policies in their districts.
Some observers say liberal parties could retain their parliamentary majority, making conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol—whose single five-year term ends in 2027—an early lame duck. But others note that many moderates are still undecided. 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.
The doctors, all medical interns and residents, are protesting against Yoon’s push 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 are worried about their income if there are more students.
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