PoliticsSouth Korea's Yoon calls wife's bribery scandal 'unfortunate'
President recorded TV interview instead of holding usual New Year's news conference
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol speaks on March 10, 2022, during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul. © EPA/Jiji
STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer
February 8, 2024 09:25 JST
Updated on February 8, 2024 10:44 JST
SEOUL -- In a TV interview that aired Wednesday night, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addressed a scandal involving his wife appearing to accept an expensive handbag from a pastor, amid growing political pressure ahead of legislative elections in April.