The registration period for South Korea’s April election began on Dec. 11, setting the stage for numerous resignations from President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Cabinet. Around half of Yoon’s ministers have stepped down or are slated to resign to potentially seek election.

The mass exodus now means that the National Assembly will be preoccupied with confirmation hearings to vet various nominees to fill the vacant positions for weeks or even months.  

However, it is highly likely that for weeks ahead, domestic political news coverage will focus on candidates’ moral and ethical standing rather than anything else, as it is a decades-long trend