South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is talking with liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung about how to restore bipartisan cooperation, after Yoon’s conservative celebration lost enormously in current parliamentary elections
ByHYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was talking with liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday about how to restore bipartisan cooperation, after Yoon’s conservative celebration justrecently suffered a enormous defeat in parliamentary elections.
The conference was their veryfirst giventhat Yoon took workplace in 2022 after beating Lee in the nation’s closest governmental election. During their projects, Yoon, Lee and their fans demonized each other and submitted lots of claims versus each other.
Yoon proposed the conference as he dealswith growing calls to worktogether with Lee’s Democratic Party, whose win in the April 10 parliamentary elections enables it to extend its control of the single-chamber National Assembly till after Yoon’s single five-year term ends in 2027.
Yoon and Lee were conference without a set program. Officials at Yoon’s governmental workplace and Lee’s celebration earlier stated the conference would focus on how to enhance public incomes and promote cooperation on stat