On GPS: Young women propel South Korea's liberals to victory
This week, South Korea elected liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung as its new president — six months after the country experienced a shock martial law decree. A key force behind this win? Young women. Fareed speaks with Korea expert Darcie Draudt-Véjares about gender's role in the election.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Early election looms as state leaders trade blame
A state election is inching closer as an embattled premier refuses to stand down to spare voters the pain of returning to the polls. Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff is preparing to call an early election as soon as Tuesday after narrowly losing a no-confidence motion in state parliament. The state Liberal leader could have stood aside or been removed to allow his party to continue to govern in minority with crossbench support. But he is forging ahead with plans to recall parliament on Tuesday to pass a bill to ensure government workers can keep getting paid, before asking Governor Barbara Baker to call an election. She could approve his request or ask another Liberal MP or Labor leader Dean Winter to try to form minority government. Mr Rockliff said an election date would likely be set this week and confirmed he would lead the party to the poll. "Dean Winter's guaranteed the election," he told reporters on Sunday. Tasmanians were sent to the ballot box for a state election as recently as March 2024 and another would mark the fourth in seven years. The unofficial election campaign has already kicked off, with Mr Rockliff revealing former federal MP Bridget Archer will run for Liberal preselection in the state seat of Bass. Mr Rockliff also confirmed the Liberals would not pull a previous pledge to introduce a five per cent levy on short-stay rentals, including Airbnb listings. The levy would partially offset the cost of waiving stamp duty for first-time buyers purchasing homes worth up to $750,000. Mr Winter is sticking to his guns in ruling out forming government with the Greens, without whom Labor doesn't have the numbers. He has defended bringing forward the no-confidence motion over the state budget, privatisation concerns and the Spirit of Tasmania ferry debacle, and doubled down on calls for Mr Rockliff to resign. "He's carrying on at the moment like a spoiled child that's been given out in a game of cricket," Mr Winter said. "And then instead of just accepting the umpire's decision he's picking up his bat and ball and going home."
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Yahoo
Gan Siow Huang apologises over handshaking incident at Cantonese cultural festival
SINGAPORE – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang has apologised following a handshaking incident. A video that recently made its rounds on the internet shows her getting out of a car and being greeted by eight men, including one wearing a red shirt. She shakes the hand of one man while being greeted by the others. The man in the red shirt then helps her to close the car door before extending his hands for a handshake. But Ms Gan shakes the hand of another man she was being introduced to before shaking the hand of the man in the red shirt and those of the others. Speaking to The Straits Times on June 8, Ms Gan, who is the MP for Marymount SMC, said the incident happened on May 17. She was attending the inaugural Peck San Theng Cultural Festival at Peck San Theng in Bishan. The Cantonese cultural festival was organised by Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng, a 155-year-old cultural institution managed by 16 Cantonese clan associations. Ms Gan said it was her first visit to Peck San Theng, and she was overwhelmed by the group that went to greet her. 'When I got out of the car, I was trying to identify the host of Peck San Theng and shake hands with the host first,' she said. 'I was also a little overwhelmed by the big group that received me when I got out of my car. I sincerely apologise to the man in the red shirt for the delay in shaking hands with him.' The video has been making the rounds on social media, with one post on TikTok garnering more than 185,000 views just a day after it was posted on June 7. Many netizens had commented that they felt Ms Gan's actions were arrogant and disrespectful. Ms Gan said she was thankful for the invite to the festival and the warm welcome, and that she has requested the organiser to convey her apologies to the man in the red shirt as she is currently overseas. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction Discover how to enjoy other premium articles here
CNN
6 hours ago
- CNN
On GPS: Young women propel South Korea's liberals to victory
This week, South Korea elected liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung as its new president — six months after the country experienced a shock martial law decree. A key force behind this win? Young women. Fareed speaks with Korea expert Darcie Draudt-Véjares about gender's role in the election.
