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South Korean Election

Trust in Korean Government Down Before Impeachment Crisis

Even before the crisis triggered by the brief application of martial law in December following which former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached, residents of the country had lost trust in their central government. Between fall of 2023 and 2024, this trust sunk by almost 10 percentage points.

that Koreans' trust in the central government last year stayed behind trust in local governments, the army, the police and the judiciary. Only criminal prosecution and the National Assembly enjoyed less trust, while the nation's legislature even gained some points over the stated time period, if on a low level.

Observers say that even before the latest crisis, democratic norms had been deteriorating in South Korea. This was intensified under former president Moon Jae-in and continued under Yoon, who was also known for

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This chart shows the share of South Koreans who said they trusted the following institutions (in percent).

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