PM says sees no big change in alliance with US after Trump's election defeat

The Korea Herald · Yonhap · 2026-11-05 04:49 UTC

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday she anticipates no big changes in relations with the United States after US President Donald Trump's Republican

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday she anticipates no big changes in relations with the United States after US President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered a crushing defeat in this week's midterm elections, adding the US Democratic Party also considers the Korea-US alliance important.

"As both the Democratic and Republican parties have considered the alliance between the two countries important, I think there will not be very big changes in relations with South Korea," Han said during a parliamentary budget committee meeting after a lawmaker asked her to assess the election results.

She said the Democratic Party's victory was stronger than expected.

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