Yoon vows to reform state affairs after election defeat

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to reform state affairs to reflect people's will following the ruling party's crushing defeat in the parliamentary elections, the presidential office said Thursday.

"I will humbly accept the will of the people expressed in the general election, and will strive to reform the administration and do my best to stabilize the economy and enhance people's livelihoods," Lee Kwan-seop, presidential chief of staff, quoted him as saying during a press conference.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as well as three senior presidential aides, including Lee, offered to step down to take responsibility for the election defeat, according to the office.

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) won 161 out of 254 directly contested seats, while the PPP won only 90 seats. Including proportional seats, the DP and its satellite party secured 175 seats and the PPP and its satellite party garnered 108 seats in the 300-member National Assembly.

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