On February 14, the South Korean Presidential Office announced that President Yoon Suk-yeol has postponed his planned trip to Germany and Denmark next week.
President Yoon's office said it decided to postpone the trip after considering various issues and consulting with both Germany and Denmark, but did not give details.
The move comes as Mr. Yoon’s ruling party is trying to regain its parliamentary majority from the opposition in elections on April 10. Some opposition lawmakers say Mr. Yoon has made too many overseas trips without achieving any concrete results, a claim the South Korean presidential office has dismissed as baseless.
President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing a low approval rating, below the 30% threshold. If he wants to continue to rule, the People's Power Party (PPP) needs to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly in this election. The fact that the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) (the main opposition party of former President Moon Jae-in) holds a majority of seats in the National Assembly with 164/300 seats has caused a deadlock in the relationship between the government and the National Assembly, making it impossible to pass laws according to the wishes of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.