TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi congratulated Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea. Conservative opposition politician in this ginseng country won the presidential election Thursday, March 10, 2022. He was elected in the most intense competition with other candidates.
“Congratulations to the elected president, Yoon Suk-yeol. I look forward to working more closely with you to strengthen the RI-ROK (Republic of Indonesia-Republic of Korea) strategic partnership,” Jokowi said via his Twitter account @jokowi on Saturday morning, March 12, 2022. .
Jokowi also expressed his gratitude to the current South Korean president who will be replaced by Yoon Suk-yeol, namely Moon Jae-in. “Thank you also to my good friend President Moon Jae-in for his dedication in strengthening friendship between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Korea,” Jokowi said.
Yoon, 60, is the candidate for the main opposition People Power Party. He beat Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party with 48.6 percent of the vote. The Democratic Party is Moon Jae-in’s party, and Lee only gets 47.8 percent.
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Yoon Suk-yeol said he would respect the constitution and parliament and work with opposition parties to restore polarized politics. He also promised to promote unity. Yoon calls the election a victory for the greats. “Our competition is over for now,” he said in a victory speech.
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Yoon Suk-yeol thanked and comforted Lee who was his rival in South Korean presidential election. “We must join hands, unite for the people and the country.”
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On the other hand, Yoon Suk-yeol’s victory turned a remarkable turn of events for conservatives, who were struggling after the slump caused by the overthrow of President Park Geun-hye in 2017. Yoon is a new politician who previously served as Attorney General. Yoon Suk-yeol rose to prominence after spearheading an investigation into the corruption scandal that hit Moon Jae-In’s maid.
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