According to Yonhap News Agency, on April 11, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo submitted his resignation during a cabinet meeting to take responsibility for the defeat of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) in the general election the previous day.
PPP party leader Han Dong-hoon also announced his resignation. South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the government would cooperate more actively with the opposition-controlled National Assembly .
According to the National Election Commission of South Korea (NEC), the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) won 161 out of 254 seats contested directly, while the PPP secured only 90 seats. Including proportional representation seats, the DP and its satellite parties won 176 seats, while the PPP and its satellite parties will only win 109 seats in the 300-member National Assembly. In this general election, the DP also achieved a major victory in Seoul, winning 37 out of the 48 seats allocated to Seoul.
The April 10th election was seen as a midterm vote of confidence for President Yoon Suk-yeol, who will take office in 2022 for a five-year term. Speaking after the election results were announced, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared that he would respect the will of the people, carry out reforms in state affairs, and do his utmost to stabilize the economy and people's livelihoods.
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