{"id":2207388,"date":"2024-12-05T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207388"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:33:41","slug":"yoons-inner-circle-crumbles-as-resignations-shake-south-koreas-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/yoons-inner-circle-crumbles-as-resignations-shake-south-koreas-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon\u2019s inner circle crumbles as resignations shake South Korea\u2019s presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three of President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s top aides, including chief of staff <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/04\/chung-jin-suk-the-presidents-new-chief-of-staff-is-no-stranger-to-controversy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chung Jin-suk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, National Security Adviser <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/08\/shin-won-sik-hawkish-ex-general-as-national-security-adviser\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shin Won-sik<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and chief of staff for policy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/09\/yoon-administration-backs-flexible-labor-to-boost-economic-growth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sung Tae-yoon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tendered their resignations on Wednesday, along with all senior secretaries. The collective resignation follows widespread criticism of Yoon\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/south-korean-lawmakers-reject-martial-law-hours-after-presidential-declaration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">martial law declaration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has been labeled unconstitutional and illegal by opposition leaders and legal experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The abrupt departures leave the presidential office in a precarious position. Yoon has not yet decided whether to accept the resignations, as their simultaneous departure could paralyze critical administrative functions. Meanwhile, Yoon postponed a key public meeting on drug policy, signaling the possibility of further disruptions to governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mass resignations strip Yoon of his closest advisers, leaving him politically isolated at a time when he is already facing calls to resign. The main opposition Democratic Party\u2019s (DP) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theminjoo.kr\/main\/sub\/news\/view.php?brd=188&amp;post=1208217\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Yoon\u2019s resignation highlights the mounting pressure on his administration, and these resignations could mark the first step toward his eventual removal from office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Yoon is removed, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will step in as acting president until a new election is held. DP leader Lee Jae-myung currently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.co.kr\/gallupdb\/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1523\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leads in the polls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> despite his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/lee-jae-myung-verdict-disrupts-south-koreas-opposition-party-and-2027-election\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">numerous legal troubles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suggesting a significant political shift may be on the horizon. If elected, Lee will likely pursue policies that contrast sharply with Yoon\u2019s conservative agenda, potentially altering South Korea\u2019s domestic and international priorities.<\/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>Three of President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s top aides, including chief of staff Chung Jin-suk, National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik and chief of staff for policy Sung Tae-yoon, tendered their resignations on Wednesday, along with all senior secretaries. The collective resignation follows widespread criticism of Yoon\u2019s martial law declaration, which has been labeled unconstitutional and illegal by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2207389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-2207388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-domestic-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yoon\u2019s inner circle crumbles as resignations shake South Korea\u2019s presidency - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/12\/yoons-inner-circle-crumbles-as-resignations-shake-south-koreas-presidency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yoon\u2019s inner circle crumbles as resignations shake South Korea\u2019s presidency - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three of President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s top aides, including chief of staff Chung Jin-suk, National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik and chief of staff for policy Sung Tae-yoon, tendered their resignations on Wednesday, along with all senior secretaries. 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