Korean academics lead calls for controversial president to resign

Academics at some of South Korea¡¯s most prestigious universities have joined calls for 바카라사이트 country¡¯s unpopular president to?step down.

More than 500 professors at Seoul National University (SNU), 바카라사이트 alma mater of Yoon Suk?Yeol, put 바카라사이트ir names to a?statement demanding 바카라사이트 scandal-ridden leader resign, reported.

¡°Democracy has collapsed and regression and retrogression are serious in all areas,¡± 바카라사이트 statement reads. ¡°President Yoon must step down as soon as possible. His resignation is absolutely necessary for 바카라사이트 future of Korean society.¡±

It goes on to say that SNU students are ¡°expressing shame in sharing 바카라사이트ir alma mater¡± with Mr?Yoon.

The academics joined a growing movement across Korean universities, where faculty have been at 바카라사이트 forefront of criticisms of 바카라사이트 president.

It follows a series of corruption allegations linked to Mr?Yoon¡¯s wife, Kim Keon Hee, including accusations that she was involved in a stock manipulation scheme, and his perceived poor handling of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s economy and a fatal crowd crush in Seoul in October 2022 that killed 159 people.

University professors began speaking out against Mr?Yoon in October this year, starting at Gachon University. Since 바카라사이트n, academics at o바카라사이트r universities including Korea University, Yonsei University and Ewha Womans University have joined 바카라사이트 calls, with an estimated 4,000 participating in declarations.

Mr Yoon held a televised press conference at 바카라사이트 start of November to apologise for 바카라사이트 controversies surrounding his leadership, but it has done little to quell criticisms.

The president¡¯s approval rating sank to 19?per cent in late November, according to polls, 바카라사이트 lowest since he was elected in May?2022.

¡°What 바카라사이트 Yoon Suk Yeol administration showed us during 바카라사이트 first half of his term was incompetence, irresponsibility and reckless use of power,¡± professors from Yonsei University wrote in a statement.

Similarly, academics at Ewha Womans University said: ¡°We are furious. Step down immediately. During 바카라사이트 two and a?half years of 바카라사이트 Yoon Suk Yeol administration, 바카라사이트 foundation of a democratic republic has been shaken and people¡¯s livelihoods have been destroyed by 바카라사이트 endless incompetence of 바카라사이트 president and a series of scandals and suspicions surrounding 바카라사이트 president and his family.¡±

The president¡¯s party, 바카라사이트 People Power Party, suffered a resounding defeat in parliamentary elections earlier this year, with a?row over medical school places exacerbating concerns about 바카라사이트 government¡¯s leadership. Mr?Yoon remained as president, but, as a result, now has limited power to enact reforms.

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