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Protests in Seoul have now been under way for more than twenty days; the head of the Central Election Commission has resigned and a criminal case has been opened against him; President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating, once triumphant, has for the first time fallen below 50 per cent and is now outpaced by his disapproval rating. These are all outcomes of the scandal that erupted after the Democratic Party secured what initially appeared to be a convincing victory in the local government elections.

Against the backdrop of the war with Iran, a deteriorating economic situation, and a growing political crisis in the United States, an increasingly pressing question is emerging: will the administration of Donald Trump be able to retain power in the face of a potential defeat in the midterm elections?

The investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol declaring a state of emergency has been completed.