South Korea

POLITICAL PARTY

국민의힘
in presidency
South Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol is the former President of South Korea. He won the People Power Party's (PPP) first presidential election in 2022. Yoon was removed from office by the Constitutional Court in April 2025 after being impeached by parliament for imposing martial law. Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party was elected in the resulting snap presidential election in June 2025, defeating PPP candidate Kim Moon-soo. In the 2024 parliamentary election, the PPP's first, the party finished second, winning 36% of the vote and 108 seats in the National Assembly.
June 6, 2025
"Some say feminism is too politically exploited [to the point] it prevents healthy relationships between men and women."
Former party member (2021–2025), former President of South Korea (2022–2025)
Yoon Suk Yeol

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Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol
"Some say feminism is too politically exploited [to the point] it prevents healthy relationships between men and women. From a social standpoint, the conditions are ill-suited for having and raising children. This is not a problem that can be solved by giving out government subsidies."
August 2, 2021
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PAGE CITATIONS:

South Korean Presidency, March 9, 2022, IFES Election Guide, last updated June 21, 2024, accessed June 23, 2025, www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3753/.

Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park, "South Korea's Yoon removed from office over martial law, election looms," Reuters, April 5, 2025, www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-impeached-president-yoon-faces-court-ruling-decide-his-fate-2025-04-03/.

Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park, "Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidency in martial law 'judgement day,'" Reuters, June 3, 2025, www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreans-vote-president-after-months-turmoil-triggered-by-martial-law-2025-06-02/.

South Korean National Assembly, April 10, 2024, IFES Election Guide, last updated April 12, 2024, accessed June 23, 2025, www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4195/.

QUOTE CITATION:

Yoon Suk Yeol quoted in Elizabeth Shim, "South Korean presidential candidate's feminism remarks generate controversy," United Press International, August 2, 2021, www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/08/02/skorea-South-Korean-Yoon-Seokyoul-feminism-comments/6541627927142/.

TO CITE:

" 국민의힘," Great Replacement Parties, ChainofIdeasBook.com, [access date], www.chainofideasbook.com/country/KR.