Controversy Over Ambassador Lee Jong-seop Appointment Explained: Office of the President Responds [2022 Update]
◀ Again ▶ As controversy continues over the appointment of former National Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop as ambassador to Australia, the Office of the President has launched an active defense. This controversy has been characterized as “a political operation in collusion between the Corruption Investigation Agency, the opposition party and the left-wing media”, but a […]
Chung Young-hwan Announces Results of People Power Party’s Nomination Review for 22nd General Elections
Chung Young-hwan, chairman of the Nomination Management Committee of the People Power Party, announces the results of the nomination review for the 22nd general elections at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on 1. /News 1 Following the People Power Party’s Nomination Management Committee’s announcement of priority recommendations for the 2nd, it was decided to […]
Daejang-dong-style Nomination Sparks Controversy in Korea’s Political Arena
Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the Emergency Response Committee of the People’s Power Party, told the Korean Democratic Party on the 16th: “This was an appointment to criticize Jeong Jin-sang, a close friend of the then governor of Gyeonggi Lee Jae.-myeong, whose name people didn’t know, and that was a “Daejang-dong-style nomination.” “My expression is very […]
Criteria for Recommendation of Candidates in People Power Party for April General Election Discussed in Second Diplomatic Committee Meeting | News 1
The People Power Party’s Nominating Management Committee has confirmed the criteria for determining whether each district will receive a primary recommendation or a sole or preferential recommendation in the April general election. As a result of the candidate’s preliminary opinion poll, if a person’s approval rating is more than double that of the opponent, a […]
Former People Power Party MP Kim Yong-nam Joins New Reform Party- Press Conference and Announcement
Former People Power Party MP Kim Yong-nam leaves the press conference after holding a press conference on his withdrawal from the party and joining the New Reform Party (provisional name) at the Communications Room of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, the morning of the 12th. /News 1 Former lawmaker Kim Yong-nam, who worked as […]
Chairman Han Dong-hoon Proposes Joining People Power Party to Rep. Lee Sang-min: Latest Political Developments
It is known that the chairman of the Emergency Response Committee of the People Power Party, Han Dong-hoon, met with independent lawmaker Lee Sang-min on the 6th and proposed to join the party. That day, President Han and Representative Lee had a private lunch for about an hour at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Chairman […]
People Power Party Abandons Discussion on First Lady Kim Kun-hee Special Prosecutor Law at National Assembly Plenary Session
Lawmakers from the People Power Party abandon discussion on the law on twin special prosecutors (special prosecutors suspected of manipulating first lady Kim Kun-hee’s stock price and 5 billion won in Daejang-dong) at the third plenary session of the 411th Assembly national (extraordinary session) held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 28th./News […]
National Assembly Finance Committee Approves Progress Report for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok
Panoramic view of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. /News 1 On the 28th, the Planning and Finance Committee of the National Assembly adopted the progress report of the staff hearing for the candidate for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok. The Strategy and Finance Committee decided to hold […]
Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won’s Warning to Former Leader Nak-yeon Lee on New Party Formation During Epidemic
Former National Intelligence Service director Park Jie-won dissuaded former leader Nak-yeon Lee, who had formalized the creation of a new party, saying: “Do not follow this path when an epidemic occurs, even if it is not you can do it”. go even 10 miles.” Former director of the National Intelligence Service Park Ji-won speaks at […]
4 opposition parties, large-scale weekend rally to condemn Japanese contaminated water… President Lee Jae-myeong, a servant to protect public safety
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, urges Japan to stop discharging contaminated water at the ‘National Rally to Condemn Fukushima Marine Dumping of Contaminated Water’ held in Taepyeong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 26th. [사진=연합뉴스] On the 26th, the four opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, the Justice Party, the […]
