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Additionally, since Yoon took o"ce in May 2022, the Democratic
Party used its position in the National Assembly to block his
policies at every turn, to include gutting his proposed budget for
running the country, tried to impeach Yoon or his officials 22
times, and are targeting his wife on corruption charges.

!is is beyond sharp-elbowed politics.

Yoon described it as a “legislative dictatorship.”

2024 National Assembly election

In April 2024, after two years of stymying President Yoon’s
reform agenda and personally attacking the President and his
associates (and family members) the Democratic Party and its
allies won a solid victory in South Korea’s National Assembly
elections. !is victory further strengthened the DP’s grip on the
National Assembly.

The Democratic Party and its allies which included the newly
formed Rebuilding Korea Party (founded by former DP
members) which gained 12 seats-added over 30 seats to hold 189
seats in the 300-member National Assembly. Meanwhile, the
ruling conservative PPP (People Power Party) lost six seats and
ended up combined with its allied party at 111 seats.

About the only good news for President Yoon and the PPP is
that the opposition did not gain the 200 seats needed to impeach
the president, override the presidential veto, or amend the
constitution. But otherwise, they are able to turn the presidency

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