Banners featuring South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential election candidate, Lee Jae-myung, top, and People Power Party's presidential candidate, Kim Moon-soo, hang at a street in Incheon ...

The Democratic Party of Korea, which holds 167 out of 300 seats in the National Assembly, has made it mandatory for prospective candidates to disclose their digital asset holdings before the 2024 ...

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, met with the acting United States ambassador to South Korea on Jan. 22, stressing the importance of bolstering the South ...

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures as he greets his supporters in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025.

President Moon’s Democratic Party and its affiliate won 180 out of 300 seats, buoyed by public support for the government’s COVID-19 response. South Korea’s Election: Beyond Coronavirus By ...

South Korea’s democracy has many merits. Its remarkable transition from a military dictatorship to a consolidated democracy in 30 years is one of the greatest democratic success stories in the ...

South Korea has historically been considered one of the successful Third Wave democracies with its thriving democratic culture and competitive elections. The country was further heralded as a ...

As of April 4, Yoon is no longer president of South Korea and a snap election must take place within 60 days. ... the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.