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[팟캐스트] (678) 윤석열 탄핵으로 조기대선 정국 돌입한 대한민국
진행자: 박준희, Elise Youn
60-day countdown begins: South Korea swings into election mode
기사 요약: 헌법재판소의 탄핵 인용으로 윤석열 대통령이 파면되면서 대한민국은 대선 정국에 접어들었다.
[1] South Korea's two major parties are fast switching into election mode after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office Friday.
* major: 주요한
* switch into: 어떤 상태로 전환하다
* former: 과거의
[2] The Constitution dictates that a successor be elected within 60 days of a president's ouster from office — which means the parties have less than two months to decide on a candidate, assemble a team and hit the campaign trail.
* dictate: 지시하다
* successor: 후임자
* decide on: 결정하다
* hit the trail: 길을 떠나다
[3] Unlike the Democratic Party of Korea, whose leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung has a huge edge over other potential candidates for the party's presidential nomination, the People Power Party does not yet have a stand-out contender.
* edge over: ~에 대한 우위
* potential: 잠재적인
* stand out: 눈에 띄다
* contender: 경쟁자
[4] The minor Rebuilding Korea Party, founded by now-imprisoned Cho Kuk, who was justice minister for former Democratic Party President Moon Jae-in, called for an open primary involving all liberal party candidates.
* call for something: ~를 요구하다
* open primary: 완전 국민 경선
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