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Se Eun Gong

A luxury Dior handbag rattles South Korea's politics

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol sits with his wife Kim Keon Hee, after he addressed MPs in the Royal Gallery during a visit to the Palace of Westminster on Nov. 21, 2023 in London, England. (WPA Pool/Getty Images)

SEOUL, South Korea – What's dominating South Korean politics less than three months before the country's next legislative elections is not policy debates.

It's intense political infighting and personal misdeeds, epitomized last week by a clash between the ruling conservative party chief and the presidential office over a scandal involving the first lady and a luxury handbag.

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