{"id":2199969,"date":"2023-01-30T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T08:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/koreapro\/?p=2199969"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:09:51","slug":"yoon-suk-yeol-faces-headwinds-as-he-seeks-to-shore-up-support-through-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/01\/yoon-suk-yeol-faces-headwinds-as-he-seeks-to-shore-up-support-through-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon Suk-yeol faces headwinds as he seeks to shore up support through reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recent polls show that President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s approval rates <\/span>have steadied<\/span><\/a> in the <\/span>mid-30s<\/span><\/a> after a slow but steady climb through November and December. While that might seem low, Yoon likely considers a mid-30s approval rate a modest success considering the <\/span>arc of<\/span><\/a> his presidency<\/span><\/a> up to this point.<\/span><\/p>\n But he cannot afford to remain satisfied with those numbers as the ROK\u2019s political parties prepare themselves for next year\u2019s parliamentary elections. Suppose the ruling People Power Party (PPP) fails to wrest majority control of the National Assembly from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP). In that case, Yoon will spend the remainder of his presidency without accomplishing any significant legislative goal.<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, Yoon has moved on from <\/span>trying to unite the country<\/span><\/a> and is now seeking to strengthen his conservative support ahead of next year\u2019s elections. But he faces significant headwinds no matter which way he turns due to unforced errors that generate one controversy after another.<\/span><\/p>\n