Now that it’s a new year, all eyes are turned to see what 2023 will bring for South Korea. While South Korea grapples with supply chain issues and global inflation, it is surrounded by potential economic pitfalls and political challenges on the domestic front. 

Meanwhile, the Yoon administration and the ruling People Power Party remain in partisan gridlock against a deeply entrenched opposition Democratic Party.

For the second of our two-part prediction series, we offer predictions for South Korea’s domestic policy, with insights from:

• Karl Friedhoff: Karl Friedhoff is the Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies at the Chicago