South Korea’s liberal opposition parties were expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election, initial exit polls suggested, a result that if confirmed would make conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol a lame duck for his remaining three years in office. The joint exit polls by South Korea’s three major TV stations – KBS, MBC, … Read more
Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, the battle for public opinion rages, fierce and fractured, as new political parties are formed and dismantled seemingly overnight. Amid the political chaos, South Korean citizens will take to the polls on April 10 to elect the next National Assembly, South Korea’s legislative body. The upcoming legislative … Read more
On February 23, the People’s Power Party’s interim leader, former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, graced the inauguration of the People’s Future Party, a satellite entity of the PPP, geared toward the forthcoming National Assembly election in April 2024. Han vowed to be the foremost supporter of this newly minted party, pledging to combat what he … Read more
A seismic shift is underway in South Korean politics as April’s general election looms. In January, former leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) separately broke off to form two new parties. Lee Jun-seok, the disgruntled ex-PPP chief, now heads the New Revolution Party with over 50,000 … Read more
The ruling People Power Party’s lawmakers react as the parliament passed a motion to approve main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung’s arrest warrant at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Sep. 21, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon Advertisement In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament on Thursday voted to pass a motion … Read more