South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's already low approval ratings have been hit by several scandals in recent months What do striking doctors, Túi xách công sở nữ đựng laptop a Dior handbag and green onions all have in common? They are all trending topics that have got voters talking before South Korea's legislative election on Wednesday. AFP takes a look at the surprising array of issues that could influence South Korean voters when they choose the next members of their 300-seat parliament.

- Doctors strike - South Korean healthcare provision has been severely disrupted for weeks with thousands of junior doctors on strike since February 20, forcing hospitals to cancel operations and crucial treatments. A weeks-long strike by doctors has been one of the main talking points before Wednesday's legislative election in South Korea The medics oppose President Yoon Suk Yeol's medical reforms, which would sharply increase medical school admissions to create more doctors to ease shortages and help the rapidly ageing country.

Surveys show the public supports the reform plan despite the inconvenience it has caused, as Seoul refuses to negotiate and threatens medics with legal action. "With overwhelming public support for the reform, the ongoing gridlock with the medics will not harm Yoon's party, (but) could even help it in the polls," Shin Yul, professor of political science at Myongji University, told AFP. - Errant ambassador - With the polls fast approaching, Yoon's new ambassador to Australia, former defence minister Lee Jong-sup, resigned on March 29 -- less than a month after he was appointed.

Lee was under investigation by corruption officials in connection with a probe into the death of a young marine during flood rescue efforts last year and his appointment prompted widespread criticism, including from ruling party lawmakers. Even though he resigned, the fiasco is still likely to have an impact on voters, who are sensitive to the idea that certain senior officials consider themselves above the law, analysts say. People are "questioning whether the Yoon administration is implementing the laws in a fair manner", said former ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Yoo Seung-min in an interview Sunday with South Korean broadcaster MBN.

- Dior bag - Hidden camera footage released last year that appeared to show South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee accepting a $2,200 luxury designer handbag has also caused a political headache for Yoon and his PPP. A gift of a luxury designer handbag to first lady Kim Keon Hee has also become a talking point before Wednesday's South Korean election Dubbed the "Dior bag scandal" by local papers, túi xách nữ cao cấp tphcm it further hit Yoon's already low approval ratings, hampering his party's efforts to take back control of parliament, which it has not held since 2016.

Such a gift would violate South Korean law banning public officials and their spouses from accepting anything worth more than $750. Yoon dismissed the video in February as a "political scheme" and said his wife had accepted the bag only because it was difficult for her to refuse it. She has not addressed the issue publicly and has not made any public appearances this year. - North Korea - Despite a flurry of ever-more-advanced missile launches by the nuclear-armed North, Seoul's policy towards Pyongyang has not been a significant talking point for candidates on the campaign trail.

Why? Because South Koreans are so accustomed to the tensions with the North that it's become a non-issue, said political consultant Bae Kang-hun.