Korean peninsula 2022: Stuck between new leadership and old practices
Journal: ASIA MAIOR The Journal of the Italian think tank on Asia founded by Giorgio Borsa in 1989
Year: 2023

The most consequential political event that took place on the peninsula in 2022 was the election of a new president in South Korea. The very narrow victory of the conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol marked a clear break with his predecessor Moon Jae-in and returned the image of a very divided country. The division continued throughout the year and contributed to a rapid and sharp decrease in the approval rating of the new president, together with a series of disasters and incidents that hit the