Yeouido 25/7 — April 6, 2026
The standoff over a 26.2 trillion won supplementary budget is reaching a breaking point as the April 10 deadline approaches. The Reform Party is demanding cuts to non-essential spending, while the ruling and main opposition parties trade barbs over "livelihood vs. vote-buying." Meanwhile, recent polling shows approval for the main opposition party at just 18%, down 30 percentage points from its rival, signaling a worrying drift among conservative voters.
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