Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament polls huge setback to Yoon

In the elections for the 300-member South Korean National Assembly on April 10, the main Opposition Democratic Party won 175 seats while the conservative bloc led by President Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party won only 108 seats. This is even less than the 114 seats held by President Yoon's supporters in the outgoing House. The results have also strengthened forces within the conservatives which are opposed to President Yoon. Under South Korea's Constitution, the President has only one five-year term. The National Assembly's term is four years. President Yoon was elected in March 2022 with 48.56 per cent of…