Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a multi-part series exploring South Korean policy changes that could emerge under a Democratic Party president. Part one on foreign and trade policies can be read here, part two on nuclear weapons policy here, part three on domestic economic policy here and part four on trade policy here.

South Korea’s political landscape has been jolted by the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, paving the way for the Democratic Party (DP) to potentially reclaim power and reshape policy priorities in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.