Yoon Suk-yeol has threatened a pre-emptive attack on nuclear-armed North Korea if necessary. But just who is South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol?
Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea's next president, is a political newcomer who gained to prominence as a prosecutor for his relentless probes into many of the nation's most high-profile corruption scandals.
He appears to be preparing to steer the world's tenth-largest economy in a new foreign policy direction, vowing to forsake years of cautious diplomacy and go harsh on North Korea, reports France 24.
After winning the election by the smallest margin ever, he has already backed down from some of his most contentious campaign promises, including dismantling the Ministry of Gender Equality.
However, his lack of legislative experience might well be detrimental as he confronts a Democratic Party-controlled National Assembly that will almost certainly scrutinize his ideas.
Yoon, who was born in Seoul in 1960, studied law and l...