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Rival parties wrestle with potential defections, leadership void
Dec 14, 2023
Ex-PM's declaration to form new party rattles liberal bloc
Ruling party leader steps down
Dec 13, 2023
The leader of the ruling party announced his resignation on Wednesday, expressing hopes that his decision would help unify the party ahead of next year’s general elections. People Power Party Chairman Kim Gi-hyeon released a statement saying that he would step down from his current position, a day after a fellow party bigwig announced he also would not run in the elections. “I take full responsibility for the situation our party is currently in,” Kim said in his statement. &ldq
S. Korea, Netherlands declare 'semiconductor alliance'
Dec 13, 2023
South Korea and the Netherlands on Wednesday announced a "semiconductor alliance" under which the two countries will join forces to strive for chip supremacy and overcome chip supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical tensions. The announcement came as President Yoon Suk Yeol and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met in The Hague on Wednesday and signed three memoranda of understanding, including one on intergovernmental cooperation to ensure chip supply chain stability. "Both le
[News Focus] Tusk’s return has South Korea worried over Polish arms deal
Dec 12, 2023
The shift in power in Poland is stoking worries in South Korea over its possible toll on an arms export deal to the European country reached last year. Donald Tusk, a former European Union leader, was chosen as Poland’s prime minister for a second time in a parliamentary vote Monday, ending eight years of the nationalist conservative administration’s rule. With the change of the administration, the Polish Parliament’s Speaker Szymon Holwnia has said that agreements signed by th
Yoon starts Dutch state visit, eyeing stronger ties in chips, logistics, AI
Dec 12, 2023
Korea sets sights on establishing cold storage center in Rotterdam by 2027
Yoon’s close aide says he won't run in next year’s election
Dec 12, 2023
A close confidante of President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed not to run in next year’s general election on Tuesday, a move seen as being in support of intra-party reform. People Power Party Rep. Chang Je-won said he has decided to refrain from running for a seat in the 2024 general election, making him the first among ruling party bigwigs to do so. “I will cheer for the People Power Party’s election win behind the curtains of history,” said Chang, a three-term lawmaker,
Preliminary candidate registration opens for 2024 general elections
Dec 12, 2023
The preliminary candidate registration for April's general elections opened Tuesday, kicking off a four-month race whose results could determine how the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol will fare in the remainder of its term. Prospective candidates can register their preliminary candidacies with the National Election Commission until the official candidate registration opens on March 21 for the April 10 elections. Introduced in 2004, the preliminary registration system is aimed at
[Bills in Focus] Gimpo-Seoul merger proposal, cord blood use for regenerative medicine
Dec 11, 2023
Proposed bill: Special Act on the Change of Jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Province and Seoul Metropolitan City Proposed by Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae (People Power Party) ● Due to its geographical location, Gimpo citizens interact more with Seoul than other parts of Gyeonggi Province, with a high percentage of its population commuting from Gimpo to Seoul. Therefore, this bill aims to resolve the disparity between the administrative district and the actual activity space of Gimpo citizens by excluding Gimpo
Could ex-leaders of rival parties form new alliance?
Dec 11, 2023
Lee Nak-yon, Lee Jun-seok throw hints they could launch new party ahead of next year’s general election
Yoon departs for Amsterdam for regional security, chip cooperation
Dec 11, 2023
Yoon's 5-day visit to Netherlands is final overseas trip of 2023
Tensions flare in National Assembly over 2024 budget, bills
Dec 10, 2023
Rival parties to hold extra plenary meetings on budget plan from Monday
In revote, National Assembly strikes down controversial media bills
Dec 8, 2023
South Korea’s National Assembly on Friday voted to discard a set of bills aimed at giving the state broadcasting regulator more power in choosing heads of public broadcasters. The bills were vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol and sent back to the Assembly for a revote. They were initially proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which controls the parliamentary majority. The ruling People Power Party protested the bills as having the potential to increase government influe
4 contentious bills scrapped in revote after Yoon's veto
Dec 8, 2023
Four contentious bills, including the pro-labor "yellow envelope" law, were scrapped Friday as they failed to pass through the National Assembly in a revote after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed them last week. The results have widely been expected as two-thirds support is required for vetoed bills to pass through the Assembly again, and the ruling People Power Party, which is against the measures, holds 111 seats in the 298-member parliament. The "yellow envelope" bill calls
Missile scientist from North Korea, pediatrician among new ruling party recruits
Dec 8, 2023
South Korea’s ruling party on Friday announced a fresh batch of recruits to run in the 2024 general election. Among the five recruits disclosed by the People Power Party’s parliamentary recruitment committee is Park Chung-kwon, a North Korean defector who worked in intercontinental ballistic missile research at the National Defense University in Pyongyang. The 37-year-old has been a researcher at Hyundai Steel since he escaped from North Korea in 2009. The committee said Park was &ld
Ex-Democratic Party chair denies bribery, illegal campaign allegations
Dec 8, 2023
Song Young-gil, former chair of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, on Friday denied allegations of illegal campaigning before a 2021 ballot where he was elected the party chairman, as well as separate bribery allegations. The prosecution is now seeking criminal charges against the 60-year-old, who was a five-term lawmaker. He has not been indicted for the allegations. Song said he would exercise his right to remain silent during the interrogation, in a show of resistance to what he c
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