{"id":2204649,"date":"2024-04-12T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2204649"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T06:04:54","slug":"yoons-government-faces-crucial-reshuffle-after-election-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/04\/yoons-government-faces-crucial-reshuffle-after-election-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon\u2019s government faces crucial reshuffle after election defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the ruling People Power Party\u2019s (PPP) defeat in the 22nd general elections, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20240411086352001?section=election2024\/news&amp;site=topnews01\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plans for a significant government policy reform, emphasizing the administration\u2019s intention to closely align with the public\u2019s will. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20240411005100315?section=national\/politics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collective resignation offer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from key figures, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20240411004900315?section=national\/politics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Han Duck-soo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and presidential chief of staff Lee Kwan-seop, accompanied the announcement. The only senior secretaries and advisers to the Presidential Office who have not offered to resign are those serving in the National Security Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the conclusion of the general election, the Democratic Party (DP) secured 175 seats, while the PPP won 108 seats. The Rebuilding Korea Party obtained 12 seats, the New Reform Party gained three, and the New Future Party and the Jinbo Party each secured a single seat. In total, the broad opposition bloc has secured 192 seats in South Korea\u2019s 300-seat National Assembly, indicating a significant majority that could influence future legislative and reform initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon\u2019s staffing policy has been a point of contention from the onset of his presidency. Yoon, a former prosecutor-general, appointed many individuals with prosecutorial backgrounds to senior government positions. Opposition parties have criticized the president\u2019s staffing decision heavily, as it was widely perceived that the approach limited the diversity and breadth of expertise within his administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should Yoon fill the newly vacated positions with more figures from prosecutorial backgrounds, it would likely provoke an immediate backlash from the newly bolstered opposition bloc. Despite the anticipated government reshuffle, whether Yoon will engage in direct talks with DP leader Lee Jae-myung remains to be seen. Yoon has not met with Lee since his inauguration.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the ruling People Power Party\u2019s (PPP) defeat in the 22nd general elections, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced plans for a significant government policy reform, emphasizing the administration\u2019s intention to closely align with the public\u2019s will. 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