Editor’s note: This is the final analysis 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, part four on trade policy here and part five on social issues here.

With President Yoon Suk-yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo impeached, the Democratic Party (DP) is set to retake the presidency, against positioning itself as the guardian of democratic norms.