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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press conference marking two years in office at the presidential office in Seoul on May 09, 2024. (Photo by SONG Kyung-Seok / POOL / AFP)

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking at a press conference marking his two years in office on May 9.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s press conference to mark his two years in office was one filled with expressions of remorse and regret.

He apologised for “causing concern to the public” over his wife Kim Keon-hee’s “imprudent behaviour” in

accepting a Dior handbag from a pastor

, and expressed his belief that ongoing investigations would be “fair and firm”.

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