Yoon Suk-yeol: New President of South Korea

Sakshi Education

Following his victory in South Korea’s presidential election, Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative former prosecutor, is set to become the country’s next president.
The 61-year-old Yoon Suk-yeol defeated Lee Jae-myung by a slim margin.
With the final vote count separated by less than 1%, the results were the closest in the country’s democratic history.
These elections were highly polarized and marred by scandals, but they also had a high turnout, with almost 77% of the eligible population voting.
According to political analysts, these elections were the most unpleasant in terms of the way they were fought, with a greater focus on mudslinging and personal verbal attacks than on criticism of plans and policies.
Yoon Suk-yeol was born in Seoul and he attended the Seoul National University. Under President Moon Jae-in, Yoon served as South Korea’s prosecutor general from 2019 to 2021. As the chief prosecutor of South Korea, he also played a major role in the conviction of former President Park Geun-hye. On 10th May 2022, he is to assume office as the new president of South Korea.

Published date : 12 Mar 2022 05:45PM