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The South Korean president has been in power since 2022, winning the election with a narrow margin of just 0.7 percentage points.

Yoon Suk-yeol, who is a member of the People’s Power Party, has been trying to push his agenda since South Korea’s parliament is controlled by the opposition.

Unable to pass his own laws, he instead vetoes any bills the opposition hoped to pass.

This week, the opposition cut the budgets proposed by the government and the ruling party.

At the same time, the opposition is calling for the impeachment of cabinet members for failing to investigate the first lady.

Kim Keon Hee has been embroiled in various controversies, including alleged stock manipulation and allegedly accepting a luxury Dior handbag.

Yun apologized and said that his wife should have behaved better.