‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president

Election of Yoon Suk-yeol, who has blamed feminism for low birthrates, seen as a pivotal moment' for public discussion of women's issues

The election of an avowed anti-feminist" as the next president of South Korea has been greeted with dismay amid accusations Yoon Suk-yeol fuelled the county's gender divide to garner support from young male voters.

Former top prosecutor Yoon defeated the liberal ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung by a margin of 263,000 votes in one of the most closely contested presidential elections in recent memory.