As next year’s April National Assembly elections draw closer, South Korea’s major parties are gearing up for a bitter contest, with the Yoon administration battling to avoid another defeat.

The country remains deeply divided along political, gender and age lines, and the upcoming election will bring these fissures to the fore. For President Yoon Suk-yeol, this election could be a defining piece of his legacy. 

While his approach to foreign policy has won him plauditsfrom abroad, the fact that his party, the People Power Party (PPP), is a significant minority in the National Assembly has severely hamstrung his ability